Security News > 2023 > July > Barts NHS hack leaves folks on tenterhooks over extortion

As one of hundreds of NHS trusts in the country, Barts manages five hospitals in the capital and says it serves about 2.5 million people.

The criminals behind the attack are the notorious BlackCat crew, aka AlphaV, who have lately made a habit of going after healthcare providers in search of sensitive data.

In a double operation, which has quickly become popular, the computers aren't only scrambled, but pillaged beforehand for data, and the criminals then threaten to release the information unless payment is made.

The triple turn is a more recent tactic, and sees individual victims whose data was exposed in the leak notified so they can pressure the source of the stolen data to pay up.

In the case of the Barts NHS Trust in London it appears miscreants made off with as much data as possible - reportedly 7TB in all.

The UK's National Cybersecurity Centre said it was "Working with Barts Health NHS Trust and partners to fully understand the impact of an incident." .

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