Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them

UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors

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2024-11-01 13:00:04

Multiple UK councils had their websites either knocked offline or were inaccessible to residents this week after pro-Russia cyber nuisances added them to a daily target list.

The targeting began on Tuesday and among the many authorities on the list, the websites of Bradford, Eastleigh, Keighley, Salford, Tameside, and Trafford were rendered inaccessible. Eastleigh and Trafford's sites remained down on Wednesday, as did Salford's until the afternoon, when it returned with warnings of lingering technical difficulties.

An updated list was distributed on Thursday containing various other local authorities and other organizations like small banks. Of these, the council websites of Middlesbrough, Medway, and Hastings were unavailable for some time, while others such as Plymouth and BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole) displayed banners indicating issues across the site.

Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur was also among the many other organizations to be targeted and its website was inaccessible on Thursday, returning an Error 500.