Scottish environment agency still struggling against cyber-attack

Key operations shut down as Sepa officials say they may never know true extent of data theft

Officials at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) have warned a cyber-attack that led to the theft of thousands of confidential documents and shut down key operations has still not ended.

The ransomware attack on Sepa, where criminals seized about 1.2GB of confidential data in an attempt to extort money for its return, began on Christmas Eve.