Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea reveals data breach

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) has told residents that their data may have been compromised in a cyber-attack on an IT service provider discovered last week.

The council, London’s smallest but most densely populated, revealed the news in an update on Friday.

“After discovering unusual activity first thing Monday morning, we have been taking all necessary steps to shut down and isolate systems and make them as safe as possible,” it said.

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