Security News > 2023 > November > 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.

Although the library confirmed this was caused by ransomware, it still has to link the attack to a specific operation and reveal what employee and/or user personal or financial information was accessed or stolen from its systems, if any.

The British Library hasn't yet disclosed how the threat actors breached its systems, and its website is still offline almost three weeks after the attack.

"We have now confirmed that this was a ransomware attack, by a group known for such criminal activity. We've taken targeted protective measures in response to the attack to ensure the integrity of our systems," the United Kingdom's national library said.

While the attackers deployed ransomware payloads on the library's systems on Saturday, October 28, the IT outage continues to impact the British Library's website, online systems, services, and certain onsite facilities such as Wi-Fi. "The British Library is experiencing a major technology outage, as a result of a cyber incident. This is affecting online systems and services, our website, and onsite services including our Reading Rooms," a spokesperson told BleepingComputer after the incident was disclosed.

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