Cyber attack: Hackney residents’ anger over ongoing council tax ‘mess’
Council confronts ongoing impact of 2020 cyber attack on services and bill delays
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‘Lack of proper security’ at Hackney Council led to 2020 cyber attack, UK data watchdog finds
Town Hall refutes ICO’s findings, accusing it of ‘misunderstanding the facts’ in a strongly worded response
Cyber attack recovery effort cost Hackney Council over £12m last year
Town Hall thanks residents for ‘continued patience’, with October 2020 hack still under investigated at National Crime Agency
‘Distress and uncertainty’: Council apologises to Hackney family whose bid for a bigger home was hit by lengthy delays
Local Government Ombudsman criticises ‘service failure’ while recognising the ‘unique challenges’ faced by the Town Hall following a 2020 cyber attack
Cyber criminals steal data from group of Hackney schools
Mossbourne Federation, made up of five local schools, cannot say how many people are affected
Woman lived with mould and damp for two years after ‘unacceptable’ delays at Hackney Council
Housing Ombudsman orders Town Hall to pay the woman £1,500 in compensation
‘Rebuilding trust’ after cyber attack is council’s biggest challenge, says Hackney Mayor
Philip Glanville outlines issues facing the borough with local and mayoral elections looming
Hackney Council in wrangle with UK data watchdog after refusing to answer questions on 2020 cyber attack
Information Commissioner looking into the Town Hall’s failure to respond to Freedom of Information request
Town Hall ‘still working to recover data’ more than a year after ‘devastating’ cyber attack
Report on October 2020 hack reveals social care, benefits and housing are among services that remain badly affected
Council accidentally leaks addresses of vulnerable residents with IT blunder that ‘could have cost lives’
Citizen investigation reveals senior managers made social work case notes, NI numbers, and locations of at-risk women free to view for every internet user
Council told restaurants to switch to deliveries during pandemic – but many were booted off Deliveroo and Uber Eats after cyber attack wiped food safety scores
Licensing boss reveals environmental health service was brought to a ‘standstill’ following October’s hack
Council admits it can’t guarantee safety of ‘burnt-out’ social workers after cyber attack wipes key database
Social care boss says October’s hack left staff without case notes until April
Cyber attack has delayed payments to people self-isolating, report reveals
New details emerge about the extent of the damage caused by last October’s hack
Cyber attack: Hundreds of residents still facing disruption with benefits payments
Town Hall’s IT boss confirms incorrect payments continue to be made but says recovery work is ‘moving forward’
Cyber attack to cost Hackney Council ‘roughly’ £10m, Mayor reveals
Outlay expected to be similar to that of Redcar Council, whose systems were hit earlier in 2020
Hackney postal voters asked to reapply with Town Hall’s election system left damaged by cyber attack
Affected residents have been notified ahead of local and London polls in May, but council insists ‘no evidence voter data has been stolen’