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13 Jan 2023

Royal Mail: Thousands of parcels stuck in limbo after ransomware cyber attack

More than half a million letters and parcels destined for overseas destinations are stuck in limbo – after a ransomware cyber attack on the Royal Mail.

The Lockbit gang, which is understood to have close links to Russia, said it had infected the company’s computer files, and threatened to publish stolen data on the dark web.