Library Cyber Defenses Are Falling Down

The report describes a significant ransomware attack attributed to the Rhysida group against the British Library that resulted in stolen user and employee data, publication of passport images, a roughly 600 GB data dump, and a 20 BTC (~$750,000) ransom demand; it warns this is part of a wider trend of cyber threats to museums and libraries—exacerbated by third-party cloud breaches, potential nation-state motivations, and chronic underfunding of security.