Several London councils have reportedly been hit by cyber attacks in the past 48 hours.

Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea town halls say they are working with GCHQ’s cyber security centre to protect Londoners’ data.

Nearby Hammersmith and Fulham, as well as Hackney in east London, have also reported issues with their IT systems.

Kensington and Chelsea said the incident was identified by itself and Westminster City yesterday morning.

The two councils’ shared IT systems and phone lines have also been impacted.

Constituents may struggle to get in contact with Kensington and Chelsea council.

The council added: ‘We don’t have all the answers yet, as the management of this incident is still ongoing.

‘But we know people will have concerns, so we will be updating residents and partners

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