After multiple days of strikes, Royal Mail was back to running like normal, until they got hit with a ransomware attack by hacker group LockBit. As reported by the Financial Times, LockBit over the past month have hit 40 different organisations, with Royal Mail being their latest target.
The attack lead to international deliveries being disrupted, with Royal Mail advising customers not to send any new international parcels while it focusses on recovering from the attack.
More can be read about the attack here - https://www.ft.com/content/5d53c9fe-ce36-444b-bcf0-f55f81cff93d
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