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Benedict Collins

Hackney Council hit by ‘avoidable’ cyber attack

London / UK - July 7 2020: Hackney Town Hall and council building, East London. EDITORIAL ONLY.

London’s Hackney Council has revealed it was hit by a cyber attack that exfiltrated personal information on residents including names, addresses, racial or ethnic origins, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, health data, economic details and criminal records.

In total, 440,000 files were accessed and encrypted, affecting 280,000 residents (via CityAM).

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