Birmingham cyber-attack disrupts police warrant checks and pay
The city of Birmingham in the US was hit by a cyber-attack that disrupted police warrant checks. The police union said some officers had not been paid. Specific recovery measures have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Birmingham
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Police unable to check warrants and some officers not paid
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- Disruption to warrant checks and non-payment of some police officers following the Birmingham cyber-attack came to light.
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