Some systems of UK Research and Innovation aka UKRI was targeted in a ransomware attack.
UKRI had to take affected systems offline in order to contain the attack which affected its services.
They tried to restore all the affected services soon and provided alternative support to minimise the disruptions.
Source: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252495664/UKRI-suspends-services-after-ransomware-attack
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/uk-research-innovation
"id": "ukr232423222",
"linkid": "uk-research-innovation",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "80",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Research and Innovation',
'location': 'United Kingdom',
'name': 'UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'description': 'Some systems of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) were '
'targeted in a ransomware attack. UKRI had to take affected '
'systems offline in order to contain the attack, which '
'affected its services. They tried to restore all the affected '
'services soon and provided alternative support to minimize '
'the disruptions.',
'impact': {'downtime': ['UKRI had to take affected systems offline'],
'operational_impact': ['Affected its services'],
'systems_affected': ['Some systems of UKRI']},
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Taking affected systems offline'],
'recovery_measures': ['Providing alternative support'],
'remediation_measures': ['Restoring affected services']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}