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UK government’s ransomware failings leave country ‘exposed and unprepared’
The British government has been accused by a parliamentary committee of taking the “ostrich strategy” by burying its head in the sand over the “large and imminent” national cyber threat posed by ransomware.
British Library restores access to online collection following ransomware attack
The British Library — the national library of the United Kingdom and an archive of millions of books and manuscripts — began restoring access to its online catalog on Monday following a ransomware attack last October.
UK names FSB unit behind hack-and-leak campaigns, summons Russian ambassador
The British government accused a unit of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Thursday of using cyberattacks in a “sustained but unsuccessful” campaign to undermine democratic institutions in the country.
British Afrobeat singer pleads guilty to stealing $6 million in hacks on financial accounts
Idris Dayo Mustapha faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of computer intrusion, securities fraud, wire fraud and access device fraud.