UPDATE FOR CWU MEMBERS: CWU IT ISSUES

We are writing to make you aware that the CWU has been the victim of an attack on several of our IT systems. This has severely impacted our IT infrastructure.

We immediately engaged the services of an expert cyber security firm and they have been on site at CWU HQ since 9am on Thursday the 21st of March. 

A level of CWU members’ data is held within the IT systems that were targeted. At this point, we do not know if a breach of this personal data has occurred. In the meantime, we would urge members to be aware of any ‘phishing’ emails (which are emails with suspicious links or attachments) that they may receive. 

The cyber security firm is working on a digital forensic analysis of our systems to determine if a breach has occurred and, if so, to what extent. They will also assess what the next steps are and establish timelines to get the union’s IT infrastructure running at full capacity. 

The cyber security team will remain on site for the coming days, and we will provide live updates on this issue as we get them here.

Tony Kearns 
Senior Deputy General Secretary

Dave Ward 
General Secretary

CWU IT ISSUES

Further updates on our ongoing investigation into the attack on the CWU IT infrastructure will be shared on this page. https://www.cwu.org/cwu-it-issues/

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If you have any questions, please contact us here