Pro-Russian hackers claim to have targeted several UK websites

Group that calls itself NoName057(16) appears to have had limited success disrupting council and other websites

A pro-Russian hacking group has claimed to have successfully targeted a range of UK websites, including local councils and the Association for Police and Crime Commissioners, during a three-day campaign.

In a series of social media posts, the group calling itself NoName057(16) suggested it had made a number of websites temporarily inaccessible, although it is understood the attacks were not wholly successful.