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How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2022 calendar year? and 2 other questions

Answered 4731, 4736, 4792 (2026)
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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

Questions

  • 4731

    Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Justice

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2022 calendar year?

  • 4736

    Recorded target Nicole McKee, Associate Minister of Justice

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2022 calendar year?

  • 4792

    Recorded target Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations

    How much, if any, did the Minister’s departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, spend fixing database security breaches in the 2022 calendar year?

    Original response/referral lodged:

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

I am advised that in November 2022, a cyber security incident affected an external IT service provider (Mercury IT) that hosted systems for third party suppliers to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). The incident was a ransomware attack on the supplier’s environment and did not involve a database security breach of the Ministry’s own systems. The incident was managed as a supplier breach, and the Ministry did not incur any expenditure fixing database security breaches as a result. The Ministry manages database and security services for Te Tari Whakatau, who fall under the Ministry’s response.