Security News > 2020 > October > Hackers hack Hackney: Local government cries 'cyberattack' while UK infosec officials rush to figure out what happened
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 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."
Prudent users should avoid entering payment card or bank account details into Hackney Council's website until officials get the attack under control and confirm it has been halted.
Glanville added in his canned statement: "Council officers have been working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre, external experts and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to investigate and understand the impact of the incident."
Ransomware gangs tend to target local government organisations in the US, though targeting Brit councils is not unheard of.