Russian hackers target Royal mail data Mashable.com Russian hackers have reportedly stolen 44 gigabytes of data from Royal Mail and uploaded it on the dark web on Thursday. The LockBit gang, which carried out the crime, had asked for a $40m (£33m) ransom from the Royal Mail. The ransomware group …
Read More »What the papers say – February 24
Several of the Friday papers are dedicated to the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Metro runs the headline “Heroes never give in” as it juxtaposes its front page from a year ago with an image of Ukrainian flags honouring dead soldiers at a cemetery in Kharkiv. Tomorrow’s Paper Today …
Read More »Calstock Parish council takes on Royal Mail over postbox
“In March 2021, when there was a cement mixer by the postbox, Royal Mail stopped collecting for a few days because they said the postman couldn’t get to it. We negotiated with the owner that his workers wouldn’t obstruct the post and it was amicably resolved: collections restarted within a …
Read More »Childhood letter by King Charles III to ‘granny’ found in attic
Kristofer Purnell – Philstar.com February 24, 2023 | 12:21pm MANILA, Philippines — A letter written by Great Britain’s King Charles III when he was six years old was discovered in an attic by a farm manager while doing Christmas cleaning. The young Charles had addressed the letter to his grandmother Queen …
Read More »Fruit giant Dole suffers ransomware attack impacting operations
Dole Food Company, one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of fresh fruit and vegetables, has announced that it is dealing with a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. There are few details at the moment and the company is currently investigating “the scope of the incident,” noting that the impact …
Read More »Tense session for Royal Mail bosses
Royal Mail bosses faced further scrutiny over their approach to the USO, among other matters, in the latest appearance before MPs with committee chair Darren Jones saying that answers had “completely failed to stack up” against worker testimonies. Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson, operations development director Ricky McAulay, and …
Read More »LockBit leaks 44GB of Royal Mail’s data, new £33m ransom set
The LockBit ransomware as a service group has published data allegedly belonging to Royal Mail International via its deep web blog, more than a month after the postal company confirmed the attack. LockBit is also still demanding a ransom of £33 million – a sum considerably lower than the £65 …
Read More »Royal Mail restores global shipping weeks after LockBit ransomware attack
U.K. postal giant Royal Mail says it has finally restored international shipping after a ransomware attack downed its export services for over a month. Royal Mail spokesperson Mark Street told TechCrunch on Thursday that it has reinstated international export services to all destinations for purchase online and at Post Office branches. …
Read More »Russia-linked hackers release stolen Royal Mail data on dark web
A Royal Mail spokesman said: “All of the evidence suggests that this data contains no financial information or other sensitive customer information. We continue to work closely with law enforcement agencies.” “Royal Mail is aware that an unauthorised third-party has published some data allegedly obtained from our network. “At this …
Read More »Royal Mail strikers sacked for saying ‘scab’ on social media in ‘attempt to remove union’
Exclusive: The Communication Workers Union claims a large number of the suspensions involve the alleged use of the word “scab” – a name given to workers who break strikes and cross picket lines abour MP Ian Lavery (pictured) said the number of suspensions “looks like discrimination” ( Image: Newcastle Chronicle) …
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