Martin Ford 11 March 2024

City council hit by Cyber attack

IT and phone systems at Leicester City Council remain shut down this week following a cyber incident.

Officers believe systems will not be up and running until at least until the middle of this week, having been shut down on Thursday as a precautionary measure.

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