NCC supporting London councils gripped by cyber attacks | Computer Weekly

"Three Greater London councils struck by a cyber attack last week are receiving response support from cyber security experts at NCC Group as they continue to pursue multiple investigations into the incident. The three neighbouring authorities, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), and Westminster City Council - which operate a number of shared systems between them, first identified the incident on 24 November."

"NCC's teams were deployed alongside the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), London's Metropolitan Police, and the National Crime Agency (NCA), with its operatives focused primarily on containing the impact of the attack and managing the three councils through the disruption, with a focus on restarting affected systems and public-facing services as soon as possible. "Attacks on our public services require a diverse team to respond."

Three neighbouring Greater London councils — Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), and Westminster — identified a cyber incident on 24 November affecting shared systems. RBKC disclosed that some historical data were copied and exfiltrated, though the data were not encrypted or destroyed. NCC Group deployed teams alongside the National Cyber Security Centre, the Metropolitan Police and the National Crime Agency to contain the impact, manage disruption and prioritise restarting affected systems and public-facing services. Response efforts focus on limiting harm, restoring digital services and supporting council staff and residents through a prolonged recovery period.

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