Russian hackers publish NHS patients' details and blood test results online after London hospital cyber attack

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A hacker gang, behind a cyberattack which targeted an NHS blood testing company has published the stolen data on the dark web.

The attack has caused significant disruption at both King’s College Hospital Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust, by reducing the number of tests that could be carried out.So far, 1,134 operations and 2,194 outpatient appointments have been postponed.The gang named Qilin, who claimed responsibility for the attack, has been trying to extort money from NHS provider Synnovis since they hacked the firm on 3rd June.

The NHS has released a statement saying: “We understand that people may be concerned by this and we are continuing to work with Synnovis, the National Cyber Security Centre and other partners to determine the content of the published files as quickly as possible.“This includes whether it is data extracted from the Synnovis system, and if so whether it relates to NHS patients.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

 

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