West Lothian Council
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Full breach record for West Lothian Council →Press / market disclosure — not a breach-notification filing
A media or market posting that confirms an incident but carries no breach-notification fields, so compliance clocks aren't assessable. The summary below is extracted from the coverage — verify against the source.
West Lothian schools hit by ransomware cyberattack. West Lothian Council: The schools of West Lothian have been victims of a ransomware attack, a type of malware that prevents access to data. The West Lothian Council confirmed the attack and put contingency plans in place to minimize disruptions. A criminal investigation is underway with the Scottish Police and the Scottish Government. Linked ransomware group: interlock.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
May 6, 2025
Press report
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Corroborated · see linked filings
Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.
Attack → press
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Linked disclosures
Why this link?Ransomware claims (1)
- Leak Siteinterlockbd_6d9492304e199db42025-04-30 · +6dCandidate
Evidence ladder
Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.
Source ceiling
- incident type + narrative only (may be machine-translated)
- discovery date
- materiality
- affected count
- data types
- compliance clock
The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.
interlock
According to ransomware.live, Interlock is a ransomware group first observed in September 2024 that targets critical infrastructure sectors including healthcare, government, education, and technology across North America and Europe using double-extortion, with 57+ claimed victims including a major US dialysis provider exposing over two million patient records.