Juhana Vartiainen apologizes – 2024-05-14 04:16:23

The mayor of the city of Helsinki, Junder threat Vartiainen says the message service Xä that the data breach that happened on May Day is the top priority of the city’s top management at the moment.

The information network of the city of Helsinki was hacked on May Day. In the worst case, the data leak affects more than 80,000 learners and their guardians. Some of the documents that ended up in the perpetrator’s hands during a data breach contain sensitive personal data and confidential information.

– Data breach is a priority of the city’s top management at the moment. The resources needed for that have been and are being used. The police are investigating the case as a serious data breach, where the city is the victim of the crime, he writes.

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He also apologizes on behalf of the city’s management for the possible consequences of the data breach for customers and staff.

– The possible consequences of a data breach for our customers and personnel are very unfortunate. I and we at the city management are sorry, Vartiainen writes to X.

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The mayor of the city of Helsinki, Juhana Vartiainen, says that after the data breach, the city has taken measures so that a similar breach is no longer possible. Petteri Paalasmaa

The root causes are being investigated

The security guard promises in the message thread to X that the root causes of the incident will be investigated and the necessary measures will be taken.

– The root causes of the incident are investigated and the necessary measures are promoted, whether they are new or the acceleration of existing plans. The city continues its investigative work with its own and external experts and closely cooperates with various authorities.

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According to Vartiainen, the data breach has been reacted to immediately after detection, and measures have been taken after the data breach to prevent a similar occurrence in the future.

– The data breach was responded to after it was detected and security measures were initiated. The data breach has taken place by exploiting the vulnerability of the remote connection server. After the data breach, measures have been taken so that a similar breach is no longer possible, writes Vartiainen.

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