January 29, 2025 By Graham CLULEY
London's world-famous British Museum was forced to partially close its doors at the end of last week, following a serious security breach involving a former IT contractor.
As The Guardian reports, police were called to the museum on Friday after a recently dismissed worker allegedly trespassed onto the museum site and was able to shut down various systems, including the museum's ticketing platform.
As a consequence, visitors faced significant disruptions, with many unable to access galleries and exhibitions that are usually open to the public.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed that it had been called to the museum at 8:25pm on Thursday, following reports that "a man entered the British Museum and caused damage to the museum’s security and IT systems."
They confirmed that a man in his 50s had been arrested on suspicion of burglary and criminal damage. He has since been bailed.
