MSPs and Holyrood staff have been told to change their passwords after an attack on the Scottish parliament computer system CHRISTOPHER FURLONG/GETTY IMAGESHackers have launched a cyberattack on the Scottish parliament, targeting MSPs in an attempt to get into the Holyrood computer system. The attack, which happened yesterday, was identified early and the parliamentary authorities believe that they acted quickly enough to stop it causing any damage. Sir Paul Grice, the Scottish parliament’s chief executive, has written to all MSPs and staff, warning them to change passwords and watch out for signs of hackers attempting to break in to their email accounts. The attack, described as a “brute- force” cyberassault, involved a broad sweep of parliamentary email addresses, trying different passwords in an attempt to get through. Sir Paul said that the threat had come from “external sources” and was similar to a cyberattack on the Westminster…

Source: The Times August 15, 2017 23:03 UTC