Cybersecurity
Royal Mail Export Chaos Has Businesses Fuming After Cyber Attack
- Small businesses say orders at risk, customers losing patience
- Cyberattack impact comes on the heels of strike disruptions
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Sean Fothersgill, the owner of model car seller Pendle Slot Racing, typically gets about 50 orders a day from outside the UK — or about half his total.
For the past week, those international orders have been gathering dust in a corner of his warehouse. Royal Mail, which Fothersgill relies on for shipping, told customers on Jan. 11 to stop posting items overseas following a debilitating cyberattack.