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Leicester street lights stuck on all day due to cyber attack

The cyber attack happened in early March and led to confidential documents being released online

A ransomware group of online criminals was behind the attack, which happened on Thursday, March 7, and completely closed down the city council's IT systems. Beaumont Leys resident Roger Ewens, 65, noticed the street lights in his road were on constantly and asked the city council why. He was surprised when he received a reply blaming the cyber attack for affecting the "central management system" and leading to the streetlights "misbehaving".

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