Local authorities across the UK are being targeted by sophisticated cyber attacks aimed at disrupting their computer systems. News emerged recently that Gloucester City Council has been the victim of an attack for the second time in a decade, with the latest attack disabling online revenue and benefits, planning, and customer services for a month.
The council has also said that it could take months more in order to restore service as the affected servers need to be rebuilt. These attacks are usually ransomware, which demand a financial payment in order to restore access to encrypted files.
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