Security News > 2021 > June > Spain's Ministry of Labor and Social Economy hit by cyberattack
The Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Economy is working on restoring services after being hit by a cyberattack on Wednesday.
"The Ministry of Labor and Social Economy has been affected by a computer attack," MITES' media office said earlier today.
The Spanish Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal - a government agency part of MITES that was hit by ransomware in March- says that it was not affected by the cyberattack.
"The computer attack that the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy has suffered has NOT affected the operation of the State Public Employment Service," SEPE said.
The cyberattack on MITES' systems comes after a Ryuk ransomware attack that hit SEPE's network three months ago, on March 9.
As a direct result of the ransomware attack that hit SEPE's network, hundreds of thousands of appointments made through the agency were delayed throughout Spain.