Leicester City Council shut down its computer systems and phone lines over "cyber incident"
Leicester City Council said it's had to shut down some IT systems and phone lines as a precaution while they investigate a cyber incident
Leicester City Council has shut down its computer systems and phone lines following a "cyber threat"
The authority said on Friday it's as a "precaution" and that emergency numbers are still available.
Richard Sword, strategic director of city developments and neighbourhoods at Leicester City Council said: "We have shut down some of our systems while we investigate a cyber incident, as a number of other local authorities have had to in recent months.
"We are liaising closely with the experts at the National Cyber Security Centre and law enforcement partners as part of our investigations.
"We apologise for the inconvenience this is causing, and will continue to do all we can to minimise any disruption to our front-line services.
“People can still access advice and information on our website, including emergency numbers if they need to contact us. We are asking people to use these numbers only in an emergency.
“We are not able to say when our investigations will be complete. We will provide updates in due course.”
Emergency numbers can be found via the home page of the council’s website.