Ransomware groups warned there is no money in attacking British state

British Library says in review it weathered cyber-attack without paying hackers behind it

Ransomware gangs have been warned that there is no money in attacking the British state, after the British Library revealed that it weathered a damaging cyber-attack without paying – or even speaking to – the hackers behind it.

The library, which was hit by a ransomware attack in October 2023, issued the warning as part a review of its response to the incident.