Industrial construction company Basil Read announced it was targeted in a criminal ransomware attack five days ago and has brought in external forensic experts to investigate the breach. 

The listed company made the announcement voluntarily five days after it occurred on December 15, with the company taking its systems offline as a precaution. ..

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