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Data watchdog will leave British Library alone – further probes 'not worth our time'

ID: afec0de4-2d8d-571c-80f8-e81efe5f538b

STIX ID: report--afec0de4-2d8d-571c-80f8-e81efe5f538b

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-05-01

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Connor Jones

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The article reports that the UK Information Commissioner's Office will not pursue a further investigation into the British Library's 2023 ransomware incident, noting the library's transparent post-incident disclosures and that a missing MFA control on an admin account contributed to the breach; the ICO cited resource constraints and commended the library's remediation and communications.

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