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British Museum Exhibitions Closed After Alleged Cyber-Attack By Former Employee
London's Met Police confirm a man was arrested after entering the building and targeting the IT system.
“We are working hard to get the museum back to being fully operational but with regret our temporary exhibitions have been closed today and will remain so over the weekend – ticket holders have been alerted and refunds offered.” It houses the world’s largest collection of artefacts dedicated human history, art and culture, with a permanent exhibition of more than eight million works. Its priceless artefacts include the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles (renamed the Parthenon Sculptures by those who believe they should be returned to Greece) and the remnants of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial from Sutton Hoo.
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