Ouch.
On 7 March 2024, the UK’s Leicester Metropolis Council had its programs disrupted by a devastating cyber assault, forcing it to close down its IT programs and telephone traces.
Amongst these affected have been care residence employees and the homeless.
By the tip of March, the council was “not but capable of say” if any knowledge had been breached throughout the assault.
However on Wednesday April 3, Leicester Metropolis Council confirmed that about 25 paperwork had been shared on-line by attackers, together with individuals’s confidential info.
Nasty stuff. And the council described the information breach as a “very severe matter.”
Effectively, sure, it’s severe if malicious hackers steal 25 paperwork.
However now we all know that Leicester Metropolis Council’s attackers didn’t restrict themselves to 25 paperwork. The most recent FAQ from the council reveals {that a} gobsmacking 1.3 terabytes of information was stolen throughout the knowledge breach and revealed on the darkish net.
What has occurred and what has the council completed to handle the incident?
Following the cyber incident on 7 March 2024, the ransomware group accountable has revealed roughly 1.3 terabytes of information.
We recognize that this can be worrying and so we’ve got created the next FAQs.
What sort of info has been stolen?
We’re reviewing the information that has been revealed, the earlier knowledge launch consisted of paperwork together with hire statements, functions to buy council housing and paperwork associated to this comparable to passport particulars.
As a result of quantity of information that has now been revealed we can’t contact all people who’s affected. We’re reviewing the information and might be prioritising the individuals at highest danger.
And Leicester Metropolis Council can’t rule out the likelihood that but extra knowledge is perhaps leaked sooner or later.
If 25 paperwork stolen is “very severe,” I’m undecided the phrases exist to explain 1.3 terabytes of leaked knowledge…
…or ought to I be saying 3 terabytes? As that’s what the ransomware gang claims it has stolen.
