Major NHS Cyber Attack Exposes Patient Data
Russian group Qilin publishes 400GB of sensitive information from Synnovis, impacting thousands of appointments and operations.
- NHS England confirms ransomware attack on Synnovis, affecting blood test data from London NHS trusts.
- Stolen data includes patient names, dates of birth, NHS numbers, and descriptions of blood tests.
- Over 3,000 hospital and GP appointments disrupted; more than 1,100 operations postponed.
- Investigations ongoing; no evidence yet of published test results database.
- NHS England and Synnovis collaborate with the National Crime Agency to address the breach.
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