ICO Drops Investigation as British Library Scrambles to Recover from £1.6M Ransomware Debacle: A Comedy of Errors in Cybersecurity
The British Library’s ransomware breach was so catastrophic that even the UK’s data protection regulator decided to sit this one out. With 600GB of data swiped and a £1.6m loss, British Library is now in “renew” mode, hoping to rebuild its systems before another cyber villain gets a library card.
Hot Take:
Well, well, well, it looks like the British Library’s cybersecurity book was missing a few chapters! Instead of reading them the riot act, the ICO has decided to give them a “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Who knew you could dodge penalties with a good postmortem report and promises of redemption? It’s a plot twist worthy of a spy novel, minus the thrilling chase, of course.
Key Points:
- Rhysida ransomware attack hit the British Library, stealing 600GB of data and disrupting systems.
- The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) decided not to pursue an investigation into the incident.
- The British Library is in an 18-month phase to rebuild its IT infrastructure.
- The library’s report highlighted the lack of multi-factor authentication as a vulnerability.
- The ICO acknowledged the British Library’s transparency and efforts to improve security.
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