Queens Public library under ransomware attack e-borrowing suspended

Re:Queens Public library under ransomware attack e-borrowing... by cush on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:17AM (#50440726)

This happened in seattle a few years ago. Computer systems were down for months. They just let everyone borrow using an honor system.

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Re:Queens Public library under ransomware attack e-borrowing... by gregl on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:40AM (#50441065)

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Re:Queens Public library under ransomware attack e-borrowing... by RRRA on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:23AM (#50442540)

Same for the city of Westmount (Montréal island) a few years back (including the library):

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Re:Queens Public library under ransomware attack e-borrowing... by joelanman on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:44AM (#50442834)

and the British Library, an attack that took years of recovery which is still not complete

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Re:Queens Public library under ransomware attack e-borrowing... by sanjit on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:20PM (#50446451)

Calgary too:

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Re:Queens Public library under ransomware attack e-borrowing... by studog on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @12:10PM (#50443197)

TIL. Good job TPL for not paying.

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