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The Barbados Statistical Service (BSS) is the latest government department to be targeted by hackers.
A statement says investigations show its systems were breached on October 30th, 2024, and that data was obtained by malicious actors.
It notes an incident response team has been mobilised and deployed to contain the incident and investigate the scope of the breach, along with BSS IT staff.
The department is assuring the incident has been contained, with systems taken offline, and the investigations, so far, reveal most of the information involved in the incident relates to survey data gathered primarily for statistical research purposes.
The BSS says it will over the coming days and weeks ensure its systems are appropriately hardened to reduce the probability of a recurrence and will be coming back to the public to advise on any relevant action that should be taken at the individual level to stay safe online following this event.
