Hackney Council in East London has declared that it was hit by a "cyberattack" – but both the authority and officials from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) remain tight-lipped about what actually happened.
In a statement published on the council website this morning, local mayor Philip Glanville said: "Hackney Council has been the target of a serious cyberattack, which is affecting many of our services and IT systems."
Worryingly for the public, neither the council nor the NCSC appears to be in control of said "cyberattack". Officials refused to answer The Register's questions this morning about it or even to say what the nature of the "attack" was.
The council website said that residents "may experience difficulty" accessing its One Account and online payments systems. Nonetheless, prudent users should avoid entering payment ca ..
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