Security News

Anna Jaques Hospital ransomware breach exposed data of 300K patients
2024-12-07 15:12

Anna Jaques Hospital has confirmed on its website that a ransomware attack it suffered almost precisely a year ago, on December 25, 2023, has exposed sensitive health data for over 316,000 patients. [...]

British hospitals hit by cyberattacks still battling to get systems back online
2024-12-05 12:25

Children's hospital and cardiac unit say criminals broke in via shared 'digital gateway service' Both National Health Service trusts that oversee the various hospitals hit by separate cyberattacks...

Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital
2024-11-29 12:24

Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week Yet another of the UK's National Health Service (NHS) systems appears to be under attack, with a ransomware gang threatening to leak...

NHS major 'cyber incident' forces hospitals to use pen and paper
2024-11-28 12:31

Systems are isolated and pulled offline, while scheduled procedures are canceled The ongoing cybersecurity incident affecting a North West England NHS group has forced sites to fall back on...

UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack
2024-11-28 10:08

Major UK healthcare provider Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH), part of the NHS Foundation Trust, has suffered a cyberattack that caused a systems outage leading to postponing...

Another 'major cyber incident' at a UK hospital, outpatients asked to stay away
2024-11-26 11:36

Third time this year an NHS unit's IT systems have come under attack A UK hospital is declaring a "major incident," cancelling all outpatient appointments due to "cybersecurity reasons."…

Cyberattack at French hospital exposes health data of 750,000 patients
2024-11-21 02:20

A data breach at an unnamed French hospital exposed the medical records of 750,000 patients after a threat actor gained access to its electronic patient record system. [...]

Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances
2024-09-30 22:16

Only level-one trauma unit in 400 miles crippled Ransomware scumbags have caused a vital hospital to turn away ambulances after infecting its computer systems with malware.…

McLaren hospitals disruption linked to INC ransomware attack
2024-08-07 18:48

​On Tuesday, IT and phone systems at McLaren Health Care hospitals were disrupted following an attack linked to the INC Ransom ransomware operation. [...]

Ransomware infection cuts off blood supply to 250 hospitals
2024-07-31 23:33

A ransomware attack against blood-donation nonprofit OneBlood, which services more than 250 American hospitals, has "Significantly reduced" the org's ability to take, test, and distribute blood. "In an effort to further manage the blood supply we have asked the more than 250 hospitals we serve to activate their critical blood shortage protocols and to remain in that status for the time being."