Two London councils enact emergency plans after being hit by cyber-attack

"The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City council, which share some IT infrastructure, said a number of systems had been affected across both authorities, including phone lines. The councils, which provide services for 360,000 residents, shut down several computerised systems as a precaution to limit further possible damage. Engineers at RBKC worked through the night on Monday, when the incident occurred, and Tuesday."

"In a statement RBKC said: We don't have all the answers yet, as the management of this incident is still ongoing. But we know people will have concerns, so we will be updating residents and partners further over the coming days. At this stage it is too early to say who did this, and why, but we are investigating to see if any data has been compromised which is standard practice."

At least two London councils, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster, were hit by a cyber-attack that affected multiple systems and phone lines. The councils provide services for about 360,000 residents and shut down several computerised systems as a precaution to limit further damage. Engineers at RBKC worked overnight to address the incident, and several services such as council tax bill checks and parking fine payments are likely to be limited. The councils engaged specialist cyber experts and the National Cyber Security Centre, invoked business continuity and emergency plans, informed the Information Commissioner’s Office, and are investigating possible data compromise.

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