The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...

The British Museum had ... The BBC reports that the museum’s disruption was caused by a contractor entering the building and accessing the IT network before being arrested.

The British Museum said it had closed a number of exhibits after a fired IT contractor "shut down" some of its systems in one of several unrelated incidents targeting European museums on Saturday. The ...

World-famous British Museum suffers days-long cyberattack The attack was caused by a former IT contractor Exhibitions were closed over the weekend, but have since reopened A former employee of the ...

The British Museum has been ... shut down some of its IT network. The museum alleged that the contractor entered the building and accessed the systems before being arrested. It led to some ...

A tip for visitors – they strongly recommend booking tickets in advance as only ticket holders can use the main entrance, and everyone else is sent around the other side of the museum to enter. The ...

The British Museum is mostly free, but you still need a ticket. Unfortunately, the famous institution was forced to partially close last week after a former employee attacked its IT infrastructure, ...

A former British Museum employee has been arrested after allegedly breaking in and shutting down the museum's security and IT systems. The person - who had recently been fired - "trespassed" at ...