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Londoners told to be vigilant with messages after cyber-attack on council


Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea says it is checking whether data taken contained residents’ details

A London council has urged thousands of residents to be “extra vigilant” when receiving calls, emails or text messages after confirming that data had been taken in a cyber-attack.

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), which has 147,500 residents, said some data had been copied from its systems in an attack this week.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/28/london-vigilant-with-messages-cyber-attack-kensington-chelsea-council

Author : Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Publish date : 2025-11-28 22:33:00

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