Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Hackers Hold Britain's Royal Mail To Ransom

From The Guardian, February 15:

‘All we have had is losses’: Royal Mail dismisses ‘absurd’ $80m ransom demand
‘Under no circumstances will we pay that absurd amount,’ delivery firm says, telling hackers it is not the booming company they think

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The firm's front page has a brief notice:
Our international export services continue to be disrupted following a cyber incident. There is currently a limited service.
For more information please click here.

GovInfoSecurity relays the current state of negotiations:

A few days later, on Feb. 1, LockBit responded that "out of respect for you, I'm willing to step up and give you a 12.5% discount."