UK council won't say whether two-week 'cyber incident' impacted resident data

Leicester City Council is responding to a reported cyber incident—widely believed by experts to be ransomware—that has disrupted many council services (phone lines, public computers, direct debits, and online/printing access). The council, while working with the NCSC and conducting a criminal investigation, has not confirmed ransomware or data compromise; recovery is underway with prioritized restoration of social care and revenue systems and contingency measures in place for critical services.