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NCC Group Leads Cyber Response as Three West London Councils Tackle Prolonged Disruption

The focus is on safe recovery following the November 24 breach that exposed historical RBKC data.

Overview

  • NCC Group is supporting Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster, and Hammersmith and Fulham alongside the NCSC, the Metropolitan Police and the National Crime Agency to contain the incident and restore services.
  • RBKC has confirmed that archived data from 2006 to 2020 was copied and taken, with no signs it was encrypted or destroyed.
  • Service outages persist across the three councils, affecting functions such as online payments, housing repairs, parking services, licensing, and certificates.
  • RBKC warns disruption will last at least another two weeks, reports continuing phone line issues, and plans emergency in‑person appointments at Kensington Town Hall on December 6–7.
  • Residents are asked to keep funds available for delayed Direct Debits and to stay alert to suspicious calls, emails or texts as investigations continue without public attribution.