Royal Mail took a year to recover from LockBit ransomware attack
Royal Mail was hit by a LockBit ransomware attack, and recovery took a year. Its former chief information security officer revealed how long the recovery took.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Royal Mail
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Recovery took one year
- Cause / method
- LockBit ransomware attack
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- Royal Mail's former chief information security officer said recovery from the LockBit ransomware attack had taken a year.
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