Leicester City Council’s Cyber Nightmare: Services Paralyzed in Ransomware Roulette

Leicester City Council’s playing hide and seek with its IT systems after a “cyber incident” left critical services MIA. PR-speak for “Oops, ransomware?” remains unconfirmed. Citizens are left on read, while officials scramble to press CTRL+ALT+DEL on the situation. Tune in later this week for the reboot.

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Oh, the beloved "cyber incident" – the corporate equivalent of "It's not you, it's me" when trying to dodge the "We got ransomwared" conversation. Leicester City Council has been hit by something cyber-nasty, and just like a bad date, they're not calling back with details. Will the real malware please stand up?

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