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British Library cyber attack is a wake up call to the cultural sector

Thankfully, physical objects are safe from cyber warfare, but our cultural institutions need to sit up and take notice, warns Athena

At the end of October last year, the British Library was the victim of a cyber attack. It has caused what the institution’s website describes as a ‘major technology outage… affecting our website, online systems and services and some onsite services’. The same announcement goes on to emphasise that the library and its exhibitions…

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