""Hammersmith & Fulham Council says payments are now being processed as usual, two months after a cyberattack that affected multiple boroughs in the UK's capital city.""
""H&F urged suppliers to continue submitting invoices for work provided, as systems for paying them are now back online too, despite \"a small backlog\" that could delay payments.""
""We have introduced enhanced security measures and are carefully investigating the impacts on all systems and services, including any risks to historic data. As a precautionary measure, we temporarily suspended some public-facing applications. We apologize for this inconvenience.""
""Westminster City Council faces more severe disruptions. Direct debits won't resume until after January at the earliest, and missed payments will be spread across remaining months of the financial year, resulting in larger-than-normal bills. Residents cannot order birth, death, and marriage certificates, and school application forms, library cards, and free school meal applications remain unavailable.""
Payments at Hammersmith & Fulham are being processed normally two months after a cyberattack that affected multiple London boroughs. Online and telephone payment channels have resumed, though some council tax and housing rent balances may not be current. Suppliers are asked to continue submitting invoices because payment systems are back online, but a small backlog could delay payments. Most council services are available, though some remain down and phone support may involve long waits. H&F reports a neighbouring council's November incident affected shared legacy systems; H&F isolated its network, found no evidence of compromise, and has strengthened security while investigating impacts to historic data. The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman says Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea were also impacted, with Westminster facing more severe service disruptions and delayed direct debits.
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