Alexandra Blossom Festival organiser Martin McPherson spent last week dealing with the fallout of a cyber-attack. PHOTO: ALEXIA JOHNSTONA Central Otago district councillor has been left scrambling to salvage New Zealand’s longest-running festival following a viral cyberattack. As reported in The News last week, emails purporting to be from the Alexandra Blossom Festival started circulating and then became a problem. ‘‘I’m trying to organise a blossom festival under Covid-19 restrictions.’’He did not attend the latest council meeting, instead taking numerous calls. The Alexandra Blossom Festival, which has been running since 1957, was not alone in being targeted by a cyberattack virus.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 02, 2020 20:15 UTC