Oxford City Council Hit by Cyberattack Exposing Employee Personal Data

Oxford City Council has confirmed it was the target of a sophisticated cyberattack that resulted in the exposure of personal data belonging to employees, including those involved in council-administered elections over the past two decades.

The council detected an unauthorised presence within its network last week, prompting immediate action from its automated security systems.

These systems swiftly removed the intruder and minimised the extent of access the attackers had to council systems and databases.

In the aftermath, external cybersecurity specialists were deployed to assist with the incident response, and the council proactively took down its main systems to conduct comprehensive security checks and a thorough investigation.

These precautionary measures led to disruptions in some council services throughout the week.

Staff have been working diligently to reduce the impact on residents, and the council has apologised for any inconvenience caused to those attempting to access services ...