A customer says the issue arose after she unwittingly rang a scam number about her booking.

Police say criminals are using AI to create "highly-convincing" scams.

In a video message Monica Geingos warns people not to be duped into investing in fake schemes.

The council will contact those residents impacted, but stressed the threat was "quickly contained".

Hackney Council has bought a new housing management system to address the 2020 cyber attack damage.

Personal details of council staff and residents were put on the dark web after the ransomware attack.

It is believed the fake adverts are part of a broader campaign of cyber crime by the same gang.

The BBC's You And Yours programme used AI to clone a reporter's voice to test bank security measures.