National Health Service
NHS Ransomware Attack 2024 launched by Russia
Over the past couple of days, two hospitals affiliated with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) have been grappling with a severe IT disruption, which has been confirmed as a cyber attack. The former chief of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a branch of GCHQ, has suggested that the attack may have originated from […]
NHS signs £150 million deal with Microsoft to boost its Cyber Security Defenses
After the May’17 WannaCry Ransomware attack, National Health Service of UK, shortly known as NHS is reported to spend £150 million to boost its cyber attack defenses against growing cyber threats from countries like Russia and North Korea. The healthcare organization is said to have signed a deal with Microsoft to enhance its security intelligence […]
Major cyber attack makes UK hospital system cancel surgeries and emergency services
The National Health Service(NHS) Lincolnshire and Goole Trust based in the UK had to cancel surgeries and divert trauma patients to other facilities after an electronic virus crippled its entire electronics system early this week. According to a press release displayed on NHS web page, a computer virus succeeded in pulling down the entire hospital […]
