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Subject: [ISN] Hackers target Birmingham City Council website in sustained attack
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2015-02-25 9:17:42
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1502250917310.25684 () infosecnews ! org
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http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/hackers-made-24000-attempts-attack-8705246
By Neil Elkes
Birmingham Mail
24 February 2015
Hackers launched a major attack on Birmingham City Council's computer
system .
The authority's website was hit by a 'significant attack' receiving 24,000
hits per minute on Friday in an attempt to breach its security leading to
major action to protect the data.
Service Birmingham Chief Executive Tony Lubman revealed the attack while
appearing before the council's contracts and partnership committee.
He told the panel how fending off attacks takes considerable resources.
"Birmingham is by far the largest local authority in Europe. You represent
the Government and you are therefore a target," he said.
[...]
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