British Library Data Breach
On October 28, 2023, the national library of the United Kingdom, the British Library (bl.uk), suffered a Rhysida ransomware attack in which approximately 600 GB of internal files (nearly 500,000 documents) were exfiltrated.
The organization has not published how many were affected, so the incident cannot be placed on this scale.
Exposed Data Types
6- Names
- Email addresses
- Physical addresses
- Passport numbers
- Government issued IDs
- Employment statuses
About This Breach
According to the British Library Cyber Incident Review published on March 8, 2024, the leaked human resources and reader databases exposed personal data of current and former staff members and library users, including full names, email addresses, postal addresses, passport scans, national insurance numbers, and employment records.
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