Royal Mail’s chief executive is to face questions from MPs over the Russia-linked ransomware attack that caused international deliveries to grind to a halt this week. Simon Thompson, chief executive of Royal Mail, will be asked about Tuesday’s cyber attack when he appears before the Commons business select committee. It …
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Royal Mail is continuing to experience severe disruption to its international export services, two days after it was first hit by a cyber incident. In the most recent update on the ‘International Incident Bulletin’ on its website, posted yesterday (12 January), the postal operator stated: “We are temporarily unable …
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13 January 2023, 13:59 Royal Mail told customers to stop submitting any export items into the network. Picture: Getty A hacker group with ties to Russia was behind this week’s cyber attack on Royal Mail, it has been revealed. The incident, which has paralysed Royal Mail’s Worldwide Distribution Centre in …
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As Ransomware Group Blames Somebody – Anybody – Else, Could Its Days Be Numbered? Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 13, 2023 Royal Mail postbox in Scotland (Image: Mathew Schwartz) What’s the term for when a ransomware group blames a geopolitically awkward attack it appears to have carried …
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A cyber attack against the UK postal service Royal Mail which saw the company request that customers stop sending mail abroad via its services has been linked to Russian hackers. Royal Mail informed the public of the cyber attack on January 11, saying it had caused “severe disruption” to the …
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The UK’s Royal Mail has suffered severe disruption to its overseas deliveries due to a ransomware attack linked to Russian criminals, according to reports. Royal Mail has been unable to send letters and parcels overseas since Wednesday (11 January) due to a ransomware attack that affected its computer systems. The …
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The infamous Russia-backed LockBit ransomware group has been identified as potential culprits behind the recent cyber-incident involving the UK’s postal service. On January 11, 2023, while Royal Mail’s international deliveries were severely disrupted because of a “cyber-incident,” printers at a distribution site of the UK’s postal service in Belfast, Northern …
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Royal Mail told customers sending parcels abroad that it was facing ‘severe service disruption’ due to a cyber incident (Picture: SWNS.COM) A ransomware group with links to Russia is suspected to be behind this week’s cyber attack disrupting Royal Mail’s international export services. The postal service received a ransom note …
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A Russia-linked hacking group is allegedly behind the Royal Mail cyber incident that has left more than half a million parcels due for international postage unable to be delivered. The group, known as Lockbit, are believed to be responsible for the incident which is preventing the postal service to send …
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A ransomware gang linked to Russia carried out the Royal Mail cyber attack that suspended international postal deliveries. It is understood that Royal Mail’s investigation found the gang, named Lockbit, infected machines that print customs labels for parcels being sent overseas. The attack has left more than half a million …
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