Kent Cyber Clash: Councils Unplug as Hackers Disrupt UK Public Services

In a digital debacle, three Kent councils hit the cyber panic button, taking systems down quicker than a hacker on a caffeine binge. Cybersecurity kerfuffle? You bet. #CouncilCyberChaos

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Behold the digital equivalent of "Closed for Maintenance" signs plastered across the virtual town halls of Kent. Three councils in the UK are rediscovering the joys of analog bureaucracy as their online services become about as accessible as a medieval fortress under siege. They're working with their IT version of the Knights of the Round Table (aka the NCSC), but residents might have to resort to carrier pigeons for their civic duties until further notice.

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