Royal Mail’s ‘cyber incident’ appears to be a ransomware attack
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#67SF6)
Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images 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, The Telegraph reports. Royal Mail disclosed the incident on Wednesday, saying that it's unable to send packages internationally.
A ransomware note circulating on Twitter that was apparently sent to Royal Mail says that its data is stolen and encrypted," and threatens to publish it online if a ransom isn't paid. The note namechecks LockBit Black Ransomware," which is thought to be LockBit's latest encryptor.
BleepingComputer reports that the ransom note contains links to the LockBit's data leak and negotiation Tor sites. But when contacted for comment by the...