Leicester City Ransomware Crisis: INC Ransom’s Flashy Extortion Fiasco

Caught in a digital heist, Leicester City Council grapples with INC Ransom’s cheeky “flashing” tactics—flirting with data disaster, but with a British stiff upper lip, services resurrect like techy phoenixes. Stay tuned for the next thrilling installment of “As the Cyber World Turns.”

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Looks like the cyber goons at INC Ransom are trying to play a real-life game of 'Simon Says' with Leicester City Council—flash a threat, take it back, and see if the council jumps. But Leicester, bracing its best British stiff upper lip, seems to be giving the digital extortionists the cold shoulder. Will this be a showdown of wills or just another episode in the ransomware reality show? Grab your popcorn, folks!

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