The Communications Unit within the Office of the Prime Minister has advised its social media subscribers that it has lost control of its Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, X (Twitter) and Threads services.
The Unit announced that it recently discovered that it’s officers can no longer access and post information to the platforms which have over 20, 000 subscribers.
It says that a mobile handset is believed to have been infected with a malware which made the devise inoperable. The devise is currently with technicians to ascertain the software used to disable the handset.
The Unit is also in the process of assessing the level of data loss as a number of photo files and word processing documents dating back several years are no longer accessible on the network.
The Unit is currently working with Meta Platforms Inc., to regain access to its social media pages. The Unit believes that the process will be completed shortly and request the patience of its subscribers.
The Unit is currently utilizing the Government of Antigua and Barbuda YouTube platform (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iym–cLqoL0 ) and other local social media pages to convey its information to the general public.
What is there to hack when the pm talks about everything he isn’t suppose to talk about on his show saturday?
This is exactly why we need better cybersecurity! My cousin works in IT and says these attacks are getting more common. Kinda scary when it hits so close to home. At least they caught it quickly.
smh at all these government departments using one phone to manage everything. need proper security systems and backup devices. basic stuff really. hope they didn’t lose anything too important.
Remember when we just had paper files and didn’t have to worry about hackers? 🤔 But seriously though, hope they can recover everything. Government needs to invest more in protecting our data.