Gᴇʀᴀʀᴅ Bᴀʀʀʏ · @gtbarry
46 followers · 226 posts · Server mastodon.social

Royal Mail’s ‘cyber incident’ appears to be a ransomware attack

British postal service Royal Mail’s ongoing cybersecurity incident is the result of an attack carried out using ransomware tools from Russia-linked hacking group LockBit

theverge.com/2023/1/13/2355330

#uk #russia #royalmail #mail #Mailservice #ransomware #malware #LockBit #cyberattack #security #cybersecurity #hacker #hacking #hacked

Last updated 2 years ago

Gᴇʀᴀʀᴅ Bᴀʀʀʏ · @gtbarry
46 followers · 217 posts · Server mastodon.social

Royal Mail tells people not to send post abroad due to 'cyber incident'

It said it was temporarily unable to send letters and parcels overseas, and was "working hard" to resolve the issue.

There are also minor delays to post coming into the UK, but domestic deliveries are unaffected.

bbc.com/news/business-64231473

#gchq #uk #royalmail #mail #Mailservice #cyberincident #cyberattack #security #cybersecurity #hacker #hacking #hacked

Last updated 2 years ago

Gᴇʀᴀʀᴅ Bᴀʀʀʏ · @gtbarry
46 followers · 217 posts · Server mastodon.social

Royal Mail tells people not to send post abroad due to 'cyber incident'

It said it was temporarily unable to send letters and parcels overseas, and was "working hard" to resolve the issue.

There are also minor delays to post coming into the UK, but domestic deliveries are unaffected.

bbc.com/news/business-64231473

#gchq #royalmail #mail #Mailservice #cyberincident #cyberattack #security #cybersecurity #hacker #hacking #hacked

Last updated 2 years ago