Bleeping Computer

British Library knocked offline by weekend cyberattack

The British Library has been hit by a major IT outage affecting its website and many of its services following a "cyber incident" that impacted its systems on Saturday, October 28. The ongoing outage ...
Computer Weekly

Scope of British Library data breach widens

The British Library has confirmed that user data was exfiltrated and leaked by the ransomware cartel behind the October cyber attack on its systems, which remain offline weeks later, leaving the ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

British Library Still Reeling After Major Cyber Incident

The UK’s national library is still suffering what it describes as a “major technology outage” due to a “cyber incident” it experienced over the weekend. The British Library explained on X (formerly ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

British Library: Ransomware Attack Led to Data Breach

The British Library has revealed that HR data was stolen and leaked in a recent ransomware breach. The state-run institution, one of the world’s largest public libraries, only admitted last week that ...
Dark Reading

Key Takeaways From the British Library Cyberattack

In October 2023, the British Library underwent a crippling cyberattack that took down its website, a majority of its online services, including card transitions, reader registrations, and ticket sales ...
Bleeping Computer

British Library: Ongoing outage caused by ransomware attack

The British Library confirmed that a ransomware attack is behind a major outage that is still affecting services across several locations. Over 11 million visitors use the library's website annually, ...
The Art Newspaper

Disruption expected at British Library as hundreds of workers strike over pay

The Public and Commercial Service union says library staff face “increased poverty and debt, with a concurrent rise in health ...
Computer Weekly

British Library opens up over ransomware attack to help others

The British Library has published extensive details of its devastating experience at the hands of the Rhysida ransomware gang, revealing how the cyber criminals likely accessed its systems in the ...
TechCrunch

British Library confirms data stolen during ransomware attack

The British Library, the national library of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s largest libraries, has confirmed that a ransomware attack led to the theft of internal data. In late October, the ...
Dark Reading

British Library Confirms Ransomware Attack Caused Outages

After announcing that it had experienced a major outage at the beginning of the month, The British Library confirmed on Nov. 14 that the disruption was due to a ransomware attack. And recovery has ...
Bloomberg L.P.

British Library Says Ransomware Attack Behind Weeks-Long Outage

The British Library said a ransomware attack by a criminal group is the cause of a technology outage which has disabled its website and other computer systems for weeks. Some data has been leaked ...
The New York Times

An Apparent Cyberattack Hushes the British Library

Libraries across Europe appear to be facing attacks from cybercriminals. At Britain’s national library, an “incident” is sending scholars back to an analog age. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London ...