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NHS boss says Scottish trust wouldn't give cyberattackers what they wanted
2024-06-18 11:29

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Student's flimsy bin bags blamed for latest NHS data breach
2024-06-13 11:30

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NHS Digital hints at exploit sightings of Arcserve UDP vulnerabilities
2024-05-14 09:29

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NHS Scotland confirms ransomware attackers leaked patients’ data
2024-03-28 12:21

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has confirmed that a "Recognised ransomware group" was able to "Access a significant amount of data including patient and staff-identifiable information," and has published "Clinical data relating to a small number of patients." "NHS DG still holds the original files and they have not been altered or deleted. Some information has been copied and leaked. NHS DG will contact everyone whose information is known to have been leaked. We are still investigating how much information has been stolen. Unfortunately we cannot yet rule out that more information will be leaked in the future," the board said.

INC Ransom claims responsibility for attack on NHS Scotland
2024-03-28 10:27

NHS Scotland says it managed to contain a ransomware group's malware to a regional branch, preventing the spread of infection across the entire institution.The INC Ransom group this week claimed responsibility for the assault on 'NHS Scotland', saying it stole 3TB worth of data while leaking a small number of sensitive files.

INC Ransom threatens to leak 3TB of NHS Scotland stolen data
2024-03-27 17:59

The INC Ransom extortion gang is threatening to publish three terabytes of data allegedly stolen after breaching the National Health Service of Scotland. In a post yesterday, the cybercriminals shared multiple images containing medical details and said that they would leak data "Soon," unless the NHS pays a ransom.

Barts NHS hack leaves folks on tenterhooks over extortion
2023-07-11 07:32

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.

NHS Highland 'reprimanded' by data watchdog for BCC blunder with HIV patients
2023-03-31 09:35

In a classic email snafu NHS Highland sent messages to 37 patients infected with HIV and inadvertently used carbon copy instead of Blind Carbon Copy meaning the recipients could see each other's email addresses. This is according to Britain's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office, which has "Reprimanded" the Health Board, which serves a regional population of some 320,000 people and has an annual operating budget of £780 million.

LockBit 3.0 malware forced NHS tech supplier to shut down hosted sites
2022-10-14 08:32

Advanced, a managed software provider to the UK National Health Service, has confirmed that customer data was indeed lifted as part of the attack by cyber baddies that has disrupted operations for months. The incident disrupted healthcare customers, forcing NHS 111 medical services operators, for example, to revert back to pen and paper as digital services went AWOL, sources told us at the time.

UK NHS service recovery may take a month after MSP ransomware attack
2022-08-11 16:18

Managed service provider Advanced confirmed that a ransomware attack on its systems disrupted emergency services from the United Kingdom's National Health Service. Customers of seven solutions from the British MSP have been impacted either directly or indirectly, the company said.