Royal Mail 'cyber incident' hits overseas post

[muriel_volestrangler]

Royal Mail says it is unable to send letters and parcels overseas after a "cyber incident".

It is telling customers to stop sending items overseas while it tries to resolve the issue.

The firm said there were also minor delays to deliveries into the UK, but domestic deliveries are unaffected.
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It is understood that the National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of the UK's cyber intelligence agency GCHQ, is involved in trying to work out what has happened.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64231473

Might just be errors, but interesting that's it's on the same day as the as-yet-unexplained US flight problems.

[T_i_B]

1. I'm guessing that all the extra Br*x*t related admin..

... hasn't helped one bit.

I don't envy them having to clear that backlog!

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. Royal Mail ransomware attackers threaten to publish stolen data

Royal Mail has been hit by a ransomware attack by a criminal group, which has threatened to publish the stolen information online.

The postal service has received a ransom note purporting to be from LockBit, a hacker group widely thought to have close links to Russia.
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Printers at a Royal Mail distribution site near Belfast in Northern Ireland started printing ransom notes, according to the Telegraph. The note said: “Lockbit Black Ransomware. Your data are stolen and encrypted.”
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Royal Mail has reported the incident to the UK’s government-run National Cyber Security Centre, the National Crime Agency and the Information Commissioner’s Office. It has not publicly revealed any details regarding the nature of the incident.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/12/royal-mail-ransomware-attackers-threaten-to-publish-stolen-data

[Eugene]

4. "try to send international letters and parcels until the issue is resolved"

Royal Mail hit by Russia-linked ransomware attack (BBC)

Severe disruption to Royal Mail's overseas deliveries has been caused by ransomware linked to Russian criminals, the BBC has been told.

The cyber-attack has affected the computer systems Royal Mail uses to despatch deliveries abroad.

Royal Mail has been warning customers since Wednesday of disruption due to a "cyber-incident".

Its latest advice is for people not to try to send international letters and parcels until the issue is resolved.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64244121