Fired British Museum worker arrested

The British Museum says it is partly closed after a fired employee shut down IT systems
The British Museum, the country's most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems, museum management said.
British Museum forced to close ‘after sacked IT worker shut down systems’
An IT contractor who was dismissed last week trespassed into the museum and shut down several of our systems.'
Arrest after contractor allegedly ‘shut down’ British Museum IT systems
A former British Museum contract worker has been arrested after allegedly shutting down its IT systems, the London-based institution said. Part of the museum’s permanent collection was closed on Friday,
Fired British Museum worker arrested after 'shutting down' museum computer systems
A former staff member - who was dismissed last week - was arrested after allegedly breaking in to the museum and shutting down computer systems.
British Museum's full list of open galleries and the ones forced to shut today
The British Museum has had to close some galleries because of an alleged IT attack by a former employee. A man in his 50s was reportedly arrested on suspicion of burglary and criminal damage after entering the building and accessing the systems on Thursday, January 23 at 8.25pm.
British Museum forced to close after alleged IT attack by former employee as police arrest suspect
An ex-British Museum worker has been arrested after allegedly shutting down its IT systems forcing the London institution to briefly close.
British Museum says partly closed after fired contractor ‘shut down’ IT systems
LONDON - The British Museum said Jan 25 it had been forced to close some galleries after a fired IT contractor “trespassed into the museum and shut down several of our systems”. The museum, one of the UK capital’s biggest tourist draws and best known for housing the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles, said police had arrested the suspect.
British Museum hit by alleged IT attack by ex-worker
The museum says capacity is limited, with members and those who already hold tickets given priority.
Fired IT Worker Partly Shuts Down British Museum
The British Museum said it had closed a number of exhibits after a fired IT contractor "shut down" some of its systems, in one of several unrelated incidents targeting European museums on Saturday.
British Museum forced to partly close after alleged IT attack by former employee
London: The British Museum said Saturday it had been forced to close some galleries after a fired IT contractor "trespassed into the museum and shut down several of our systems". The museum, one of the UK capital's biggest tourist draws and best known for housing the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon Marbles,
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