N-gated Hacker NewsSep 7, 2025
πŸ“¬πŸ“‰ Wow, who knew that #tariffs could give snail mail an existential crisis? Apparently, the entire postal system is now on a coffee break, waiting for someone to lift the tariffs so they can deliver those "urgent" #postcards from Aunt Myrtle. πŸŒπŸ’Œ Who needs international mail when you can just send a pigeon, right? πŸ¦πŸ“¨
https://www.dw.com/en/postal-traffic-to-us-down-by-over-80-amid-tariffs-un-says/a-73905988 #snailmail #postalcrisis #internationalmail #pigeonpost #HackerNews #ngated
Postal traffic to US down by over 80% amid tariffs, UN says

Postal flows to the United States have almost come to a halt, with 88 operators worldwide fully or partially suspending services, the Universal Postal Union said.

Deutsche Welle
AutisticMumTo3 She/herJan 13, 2023

Royal Mail's 'Cyber Incident' Turns Out to Be Ransomware
#RoyalMail
#CyberIncident
#Ransomware
#InternationalMail

The British postal service currently can't handle any international mail due to the attack.

https://uk.pcmag.com/security/144899/royal-mails-cyber-incident-turns-out-to-be-ransomware

Royal Mail's 'Cyber Incident' Turns Out to Be Ransomware

The British postal service currently can't handle any international mail due to the attack.

PCMag UK