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UK Orgs Tout Government Help in Ransomware Incidents

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Geo Focus: The United Kingdom , Geo-Specific Former Royal Mail and Manchester University CISOs Talk Ransomware Response Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • September 17, 2024     Timely notification of ransomware incidents to British law enforcement agencies played a crucial role in understanding the threats and …

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LockBit Ransomware Gang Claims It Hacked SpaceX Supplier

Photo: Joel Kowsky (AP) A ransomware gang is threatening to release SpaceX’s prized business secret: the design of its rockets. The Lockbit gang claimed it breached Maximum Industries, a fabricator of rocket parts for Elon Musk’s rocket company based in Texas, and pilfered “3,000 drawings” from the contractor, according to …

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LockBit leaks Royal Mail’s data, renews ransom demand

The LockBit ransomware gang, which exfiltrated a significant amount of data from Royal Mail‘s IT systems, has leaked some of the data and has also set a new ransom demand of £33 million. Previously, LockBit had demanded a staggering £66 million, which Royal Mail deemed unreasonable and rejected. The group …

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Royal Mail Refused ‘Absurd’ LockBit Extortion Demand

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Geo Focus: The United Kingdom , Geo-Specific Hackers Demanded $80 Million in Ransom Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • February 15, 2023     Negotiations between the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service gang and Royal Mail appear to have broken down earlier this month, shortly after a postal representative called …

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Royal Mail outage: CEO confirms cyberattack

“We’ve confirmed that we’ve had a cyberattack,” Thompson told lawmakers in a hearing with the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee on Tuesday. Royal Mail has seen no evidence of a data breach so far, but has notified the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which oversees data privacy. The …

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Royal Mail Starts Limited Delivery Abroad After Cyberattack

Geo Focus: The United Kingdom , Geo-Specific UK Postal Service Testing Workarounds to Tackle Ransomware-Induced Package Backlog Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • January 19, 2023     A Royal Mail van in Scotland (Image: Mathew Schwartz for Information Security Media Group) The British postal service says it is resorting to workarounds …

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Delivery disruptions from U.K. continue

A week after the U.K.’s Royal Mail experienced a “cyber incident,” the company says it is still experiencing “severe service disruption” to its outgoing international postal operations, with no clear end in sight. Why it matters: The problems have prevented a large portion of mail from leaving the U.K., leaving …

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