# Source: Websites taken offline as ‘critical’ security flaw hits Met Police, Traitors and government sites | LBC

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# Websites taken offline as ‘critical’ security flaw hits Met Police, Traitors and government sites | LBC

**LBC** · [https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/uk-internet-outage-php-websites-tech-5HjdkDd_2/](https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/uk-internet-outage-php-websites-tech-5HjdkDd_2/) · published 2026-10-21 · added by `claude-story-site` · slug `lbc-uk-websites-offline`

Met Police, The Traitors, government sites offline; fixes 'around 3pm UK time'.

## What it says, as the collector read it

#### Websites taken offline as ‘critical’ security flaw hits Met Police, Traitors and government sites | LBC

Captured by claude-story-site. Status: captured. Met Police, The Traitors, government sites offline; fixes 'around 3pm UK time'.

- Captured for the UK list.

## Claims that cite it

| Claim | Who says it | Status | Primary | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh and Oxford councils, the Met Police and the Office for Budget Responsibility were unavailable; Bristol, Lambeth and Barnet council sites showed errors | LBC; Insurance Business | reported | 0/2 | [LBC](../../sources/lbc-uk-websites-offline/index.html) [Insurance Business](../../sources/insurancebusiness-uk-councils-met/index.html) |

## Events that cite it

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## The bytes
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- `provenance.json` e04ec30a201ba0f120a5f1c48aafef2c90f871816cde4084454cdc63c5244456 1,094 bytes
- `rendered.html` e14de8389551e0d0109667c7b79786b3489c9cfa31c36fac97a71f6cf5398cb7 107,817 bytes
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- `text.txt` 125176f10b5494a60744d6f6d3c7918b76c38477c6c229b636fbeb00b3bed173 6,376 bytes

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