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Disruption to Royal Mail export services continues
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Disruption to Royal Mail export services continues

RaaS group admits responsibility for January attack and doubles down on threat

The Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) LockBit group, which is thought to be based in Russia, has, belatedly, claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Royal Mail which continues to cause disruptio...

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