An IT incident that disrupted visitor access to the British Museum last week was the work of a disgruntled contractor who had been let go.

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 ...

The British Museum is facing an "omni-crisis" as it launches ... difficult finances" and "the discovery of a thief on the inside", the institution is battling to "reframe itself" in the public ...

The British Museum said Saturday it had been forced to close some galleries after a fired IT contractor "trespassed into the ...

The museum says that a recently dismissed contractor was was able to get back into the building and shut down several systems chrisdorney via Adobe Stock The British Museum is once again ...

The British Museum said it had closed a number of exhibits after a fired IT contractor "shut ... The museum dismissed a staff member suspected of involvement in what it called "an inside job" and ...

FILE - A worker holding an umbrella guides tourists at the British Museum, in Central London, Monday, June 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File) ...

LONDON (AP) — 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 ...

LONDON - The British Museum said Jan 25 it had been forced to ... staff member suspected of involvement in what it called “an inside job”, and alerted police who have interviewed a person ...

The museum said police had arrested a former IT contractor who was dismissed last week (Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty Images) The British Museum has been forced to close ...