Africa is seen as the next trade frontier, following the coming into force of The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which created the single largest unrestricted trade region in the world. However, while trade liberalization is meant to spur intra-regional commerce, its take-off is dependent on key infrastructure investments …
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LONDON, 13 JAN – The computer incident that occurred in the Royal Mail systems, which blocked the sending of letters and parcels abroad by the British post, would have been a cyberattack linked to Russian criminals. The BBC reports that it is a ‘ransomware’ type operation, with a ransom …
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According to The Telegraph, the current “cyber incident” at the British postal service Royal Mail was caused by an attack that used ransomware tools from the LockBit hacker collective, which has ties to Russia. On Wednesday, Royal Mail announced the situation and stated that it could not dispatch items worldwide. …
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Gareth Corfield telegraph: Sources: The Russia-linked LockBit ransomware group has infected Royal Mail customs labels printers in the UK. This has forced the postal service in the UK to stop international deliveries.– Lockbit ransomware on devices used to send international mail – A ransomware gang linked to Russia was behind… …
Read More »ROYAL Mail has responded to local concerns that the delivery office in Kendal is under threat of closure. Kendal residents asked MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale Tim Farron to help to clarify the situation regarding the office on Stricklandgate after Royal Mail said that it was conducting an extensive review into local sorting …
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Royal Mail has introduced new stamps with barcodes and old stamps won’t be valid from 1 February 2023. If you’re a small business that regularly uses the postal service, make sure you use or swap your old stamps before the deadline. What’s changing? Stamps without a barcode will no longer …
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Comment on this story Comment Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202! We won’t be publishing Monday because of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, so we’ll next see you on Tuesday. Below: LockBit denies responsibility for Royal Mail cyberattack, and another Democratic governor bans TikTok on state devices. First: Re-upping a spy …
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‘More than 100 Royal Mail engineers are still trying to find a work around’ after cyber attack disabled software for outbound parcels wreaking havoc on post destined for overseas The cyber attack has caused havoc at the Worldwide Distribution Centre It is understood that the postal service is unable to …
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Severe disruption to the U.K’s overseas postal deliveries has been caused by ransomware linked to Russian criminals, the BBC has been told. The cyber attack has affected the computer systems Royal Mail uses to despatch deliveries abroad. Royal Mail’s latest advice is for people not to try to send international …
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The LockBit ransomware operation has again taken center stage in the ransomware news, as we learned yesterday they were behind the attack on Royal Mail. Royal Mail is the UK’s largest mail delivery service and is considered a critical infrastructure in the country, with the disruption of its services having …
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