Malawi’s passport issuance system is again on-line a number of weeks after being hit with what seems to be a ransomware assault.
The restoration comes practically three weeks after the assault on the nation’s immigration service’s laptop community.
On the time of the assault, President Lazarus Chakwera famous that the hackers demanded a ransom, which the Malawi authorities had no intention of paying, indicating {that a} ransomware assault was the reason for the hacked system.
Since then, President Chakwera has referred to as for an investigation into the assault, which was reportedly by the hands of cyber mercenaries.
“I would like regulation enforcement businesses to instantly set up an investigation into the assault of the e-passport issuance system on the division of immigration and citizenship companies,” Chakwera stated. “These discovered responsible of the offense ought to face the lengthy arm of the regulation.”
The division of immigration launched a press release thanking Malawians for his or her endurance and famous that the system was introduced again by a staff of native specialists. Passport printing will resume this week — first in Lilongwe, whereas the remainder of the areas will steadily observe.