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UK council yanks IT systems and phone lines offline following cyber ambush

ID: ce13a1f9-7f06-5a1c-a11c-7bb56503b525

STIX ID: report--ce13a1f9-7f06-5a1c-a11c-7bb56503b525

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2024-03-12

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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Leicester City Council reported a cyber incident beginning March 7 that has left IT systems and several critical service phone lines offline; while officials have not confirmed ransomware, security experts suspect it and the council has taken systems offline and is working with partners to restore services, with emergency phone numbers temporarily handling critical functions.

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