The personal details of hundreds of thousands of people may have been stolen in a cyber attack on a west London council.
Kensington and Chelsea Council has written to warn households that criminals could use the information to make scams seem legitimate, and advised people to be vigilant.
A spokesperson said the attack was carried out “with criminal intent” and said residents to be wary of unexpected calls, messages, links or attachments, or anyone claiming to be from the council asking for sensitive details.
They said small samples of the data accessed by hackers showed some of it was likely to contain sensitive data and personal information.