"It is important to say we still have access to this information, it has not been stolen, but it is possible it could end up in the public domain. As a priority we are checking if this contains any personal or financial details of residents, customers, and service users - but this will take some time."
"We have now obtained evidence on our systems that shows some data has been copied and then taken away,"
"It doesn't matter how old the data is; some of it will still be relevant and could put citizens and employees at risk," he said in a statement sent to ITPro. "The data held by councils will often relate to personal information, such as home addresses, emails, full names, dates of birth and financial informat"
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has obtained evidence that some data was copied and taken away following a cyber attack affecting three London councils. RBKC believes the breach only impacts historical data and says it still has access to the information, though it could end up in the public domain. RBKC is checking whether the copied data contains personal or financial details of residents, customers and service users, a process that will take time. Westminster and Hammersmith and Fulham are investigating their records, with Hammersmith and Fulham examining data from 2006 to 2020. The National Cyber Security Centre urged residents to be extra vigilant against calls, emails or texts purporting to be from the councils. Experts warned that older data can remain relevant and pose risks because it often contains addresses, emails, full names, dates of birth and financial information.
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