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The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?

The widespread indifference to the British Library’s crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity, says Hetan Shah The head ...
NPR

Once revoked for 'indecency,' the British Library reinstates Oscar Wilde's library card

When Oscar Wilde was jailed for "gross indecency," a charge historically used to criminalize gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it. Sponsor ...
Computer Weekly

British Library ransomware attack could cost up to £7m

The cost of rebuilding the British Library’s systems following the October Rhysida ransomware attack is likely to hit between £6m and £7m, dwarfing the £650,000 ransom demand and burning through ...
The New Yorker

The Disturbing Impact of the Cyberattack at the British Library

The outage became an incident. The National Cyber Security Centre, a branch of G.C.H.Q., the British equivalent of the National Security Agency, got involved. On November 20th, a hacking group called ...