Also, the writer seems to have zero understanding of how data works. I get that they are sentimental about the Tree of Knowledge and the way the place smells, but as far as accurately describing the situation it's a total fail
Seriously, WTF? There's no backup of the database? That's ridiculously sloppy. The hackers removed the structure, permissions, and organizational framework. What the hell are they doing relying on a single copy? Even GoDaddy has physical backups
Do you know if they could partner with the Library of Congress and use the services in the US for a bit? I don't know if the IFLA could assist with that.
Almost 20 years ago when I wrote about the coming “offline penumbra” of digitally inaccessible works, I never imagined that this shadowland would one day swallow up the whole British Library. What a shocking and heartbreaking account this is.
It's awful, part of an ongoing assault on what fabric remains of of public institutions. Our health service and the university where I worked were both cyberattacked during Covid, consequences continue years later
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Toronto had a cyberattack on October 28th, and won't be up again till next year
I wonder how many others were hit around that time?