Celebrate, but not too loud: British Library catalog returns online
January 18, 2024 – Published on IT Brew
London’s world-renowned British Library catalog is back online this week; the collection includes records of rare books, musical scores, and other printed works you promised yourself you’d get to in 2024.
The read-only rebuild follows an October ransomware attack that disrupted facility services. January’s recovery efforts at the “BL” allow researchers around the world to access the trove of physical books, archives, maps, and manuscripts in the basements of the St. Pancras, London site.
Help wanted. While manufacturing, technology, retail, and banking were the leading ransomware targets in Q3 2023, according to a report from cybersec provider GuidePoint Security, malicious hackers are cracking the books and heading to libraries, too. Cyberattackers recently struck the Toronto Public Library, as well as cultural institutions like the Metropolitan Opera and popular museums.
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