It seems the British Museum has some problems maintaining security. Another problem just months after the earlier one (Lauren Turner 'British Museum hit by alleged IT attack by ex-worker' BBC News 25.01.2025)
The British Museum has been partially closed to visitors after a former employee allegedly 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 galleries being closed on Friday, the museum added, along with temporary exhibitions that remain closed [...] A British Museum spokesman told the BBC: "An IT contractor who was dismissed last week trespassed into the museum and shut down several of our systems. "Police attended and he was arrested at the scene. "Dismissed, but - since I presume access to the computer system is not from the public galleries - may have had a key to one of the offices.
So, how safe is the Portable Antiquities Scheme database and the accessions registers? Another public enquiry would help ascertain that.
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