Royal Mail Refused 'Absurd' LockBit Extortion Demand

Hackers Demanded $80 Million in Ransom
Negotiations between the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service gang and Royal Mail appear to have broken down shortly after a postal representative called the criminal group's $80 million extortion demand "absurd." A LockBit ransomware attack incapacitated Royal Mail's international shipping operation.

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