Clara Murray
Hackney Council services went down last year after a hack.
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Hackney residents have been left worried about their council tax, months after a cyberattack crippled the council’s online systems.
Following the attack last October, the council still cannot set up or change direct debits, resulting in widespread problems with accounts and other services.
Rebecca, 36, from De Beauvoir, will owe the council “about £3,000” in council tax this month after moving house and being unable to update her payment details. The people now living in the flat haven’t been able to pay either, she said. They phoned up and they were just told [by the council], ‘yeah, we re not doing it.
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris announced today following months of leads, surveillance, and investigation, his office launched a countywide inter-agency operation called ‘Tis the Season’. It was the outcome of 26 grand jury indictments that resulted in the arrest of fourteen individuals with multiple charges being filed. Additionally, eight of these individuals were already in custody when served with the indictments.
Deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the 13th Judicial Drug Task Force, along with other assisting agencies including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Tennessee Department of Corrections conducted a lawful search and seizure operation after receiving several leads regarding information on possible drug activity.