The unitary authority says its website is down due to a cyber attack affecting several councils.
Portsmouth City Council said its services were unaffectedThe unitary council said it was among those affected by a distributed denial-of-service attack by a group calling itself NoName057.for the attacks, which have also affected Salford and Middlesborough, among others.A statement on the authority's Facebook page said: "We can confirm that the Portsmouth City Council website is undergoing a cyber attack, which means you will experience issues when trying to use the site.
"Portsmouth is one of a number of local authorities across the UK to be affected by a distributed denial-of-service attack by a group named NoName057. "No council services are affected by the attack, and user and residents' data are not at risk, however, the website may be for an unknown period.The council said its teams were still available to answer queries during working hours and residents could access online services and make payments on theSalford, Bury and Trafford councils confirmed their websites were temporarily affected but said they were now back online.
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