Royal Mail nearly back to full operations following ransomware attack

Royal Mail is close to resuming full operations just two weeks after a ransomware attack caused “severe service disruption,” marking a victory for British cyber authorities who have stressed the importance of recovery as well as resistance to combat the impact of attacks.

The British postage and courier company’s ability to dispatch parcels and letters to international recipients ground to a halt on January 11 following what Royal Mail described as a “cyber incident.”

Although the incident has not been …

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