LockBit ransomware group threatens Royal Mail with data leak deadline

Royal Mail is now listed on the LockBit ransomware group’s extortion site, with the criminals giving the company a deadline of Thursday, February 9, to make an extortion payment.

The listing, as is typical, claims “all available data will be published” without specifying what kinds of data the criminal group managed to steal. 

The British postage and courier company’s ability to dispatch parcels and letters to international recipients ground to a halt last month following what Royal Mail announced as …

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