Spanish Government Witnesses Cyber Attack

Earlier this morning, the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy of the Spanish government witnessed a cyber-attack. At the moment, Ministry did not comment on the specifications, nature, and severity of the attack. 

According to the official website of the department, the Ministry organizes and supervises Spain’s employment work, social economy, and look after social responsibility policies. This Ministerial Department has an annual budget of around €39 million. 

In the wake of the attack, the IT cyber-researchers at the department – an agency within Spain’s National Intelligence Centre from the National Cryptological Centre together with the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Economy (MITES) are investigating the attack and working to restore services. 

“The Ministry of Labor and Social Economy has been affected by a computer attack…” 

“…The technical managers of the Ministry and the National Cryptological Center are working together to determine the origin and restore normality as soon as possible,” MITES’ media office said earlier today. 

After the cyber-attack the official website of the Ministry was still accessible, however, the communications office and the multimedia room were down. 

“The computer attack that the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy has suffered has NOT affected the operation of the State Public Employment Service, The Electronic Office, the website, and th

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