INC Ransom claims to be behind 'cyber incident' at UK city council

INC Ransom has claimed responsibility for a ransomware incident at Leicester City Council, alleging the theft of approximately 3 TB of council data and briefly posting the victim on its leak site (a tactic known as 'flashing'). The report notes recovery progress for council services, no official confirmation yet of data compromise due to ongoing investigations, and draws parallels to a recent INC Ransom claim against NHS Dumfries and Galloway, emphasizing the group's double-extortion behavior and the resulting risk of targeted phishing and fraud against residents.