Security News > 2020 > February > Council returns to using pen and paper after cyberattack
2020-02-18 11:44
The Council later confirmed that it had been hit with a cyberattack affecting its internal and external-facing IT systems, with the notable exception of property tax payments.
The Council is back to working from pen and paper and able to field only urgent emails and telephone enquiries.
Council leader, Councillor Mary Lanigan, told the BBC:. Computers have been taken offline and systems are being rebuilt.
The Council hasn't explained the nature of the cyberattack, but it's quite possible that this is yet another ransomware attack of a type that has become a huge problem across the world.
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre has confirmed it is assisting the Council.