Computer systems have stopped working at outsourcing group Capita, triggering fears that a company that in charge of crucial operations for the NHS and the military could be under cyber-attack.
Staff are understood to have been unable to access IT systems at the outsourcing company since Friday morning, with an early investigation yet to establish the cause.
A spokesperson for Capita, who was unable to access their own email, said in a statement dictated over the phone: “We are aware of a technical issue with our systems, which we are investigating.”
Some employees still have access to computers and email and the company said it was too soon to tell if the failure was due to a cyber-attack.
The outage, first reported by the Times, is likely to concern the UK government because Capita has contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds to manage key public services.
It provides primary care support services for the NHS, recruitment for the British army, and fire and rescue operations for the Ministry of Defence.
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