This record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the
rhysida group against
British Library. It collects the publicly disclosed attack details — sector, location and
timeline — as published on the operator's leak site and indexed by Breach House.
Window Zero
EXPOSURE GAP
Window Zero is the time the breach stayed in the open before
anyone said so — the gap between when the attack was first discovered
on the operator's leak site (t1) and when it was publicly disclosed (t2).
The wider this window, the longer victims, staff and customers were exposed with no warning.
-82days
t1 · Published
t2 · Disclosed
Published
November 20, 2023
Disclosed / Notified
Aug 31, 2023
Attack Summary
British Library The British Library is a research library in London that is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the largest libraries in the worl.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLE
Proof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are
redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.
Dark Web Exposure
Findings for bl.uk
— indexed by HaveIBeenRansom.
3,374
found in Infostealer logs
2,954+
found in Traditional breaches
46+
found in Ransomware leaks
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••• emails
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••• emails
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••• emails
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••• emails
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••• emails
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••• emails
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••• emails
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