Businesses and institutions around the world have been knocked offline after a major IT outage. In the UK, Sky News has been knocked off air, while Britain’s biggest train country warned passengers to expect disruption due to “widespread IT issues”. Around the world, banks, supermarkets and other major institutions reported …
Read More »Belfast construction firm targeted by group behind Royal Mail ransomware attack
ONE of the north’s biggest construction companies has been targeted by the same ransomware group behind the recent attack on Royal Mail. The Lagan Specialist Contracting Group (SCG) is the latest victim of the LockBit group. The company, which is headquartered in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter, confirmed it had “experienced a …
Read More »Cyber attack against Royal Mail linked to Russia
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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