NHS
Britain NHS Software provider to face Ransomware penalty of £ 6 million
NHS England has been making headlines since 2017 due to ongoing cyber attacks and ransomware incidents. Recently, the non-profit organization is in the news again, this time because of a £6 million fine related to a 2022 ransomware attack that severely disrupted its digital and social services. The penalty, imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office […]
NHS Ransomware Attack leads to extreme blood shortage
On June 3rd of this year, Synnovis, a provider of technology and pathology services, fell victim to a ransomware attack, causing significant disruptions to IT systems within Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). The British healthcare organization has issued a public warning that the malware incident has now led to a severe shortage of blood supplies. […]
Obsolete Software and Hardware making NHS an easy target to Cyber Attacks
The Chief Executive of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Professor Ciaran Martin, has highlighted concerns regarding the outdated software and hardware in NHS IT systems. He attributes recent ransomware attacks on the NHS to vulnerabilities in these systems. Notably, attacks like WannaCry in 2017, linked to North Korea, and more recent incidents involving the […]
NHS Qilin Ransomware gang is shrugging off the blame
The Qilin ransomware group, responsible for the recent attack on NHS, resulting in the cancellation of nearly 1200 operations and crucial blood tests, has urged against blaming them for the hardships faced by Britain’s healthcare system. Instead, they pointed fingers at the nation and its government, alleging support for adversaries in the global arena. This […]
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 patient data published on the Dark Web
In a concerning development, a well-known ransomware collective known as INC Ransom has recently disclosed a portion of pilfered data linked to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) on the obscure corners of the internet known as the dark web. Investigations into the matter have identified the compromised data as originating from NHS Dumfries and […]
Cyber Attack on Succession Wealth and NHS Staff Data Leaked
Succession Wealth, a financial wealth management service offering company, has released a press statement that a cyber attack targeted its servers and it can only reveal details after the investigation gets concluded. Prima Facie revealed that hackers accessed no client data in the attack. However, a confirmation on this note can only be given after […]
Britain hospitals to be cyber attacked by Russian Sleeper cells
Dr. Melanie Garson, an international security specialist working for the University College of London, expressed her deep concerns about national security while interacting with a news web resource. She said that hospital infrastructure was on the verge of being cyber-attacked by Russian sleeper cells, whose aim is to disrupt the healthcare infrastructure and to create […]
NHS Email Servers used for Phishing Attacks
Cybercriminals reportedly hacked UK’s National Health Service, shortly dubbed NHS to launch over 1000 phishing emails from the compromised servers. This incident was discovered by a research firm named Inky and it confirmed that the illegal access to the servers was carried out for a time frame of six months ending in March this year. […]
London NHS Trust database breached to create fake COVID vaccine certificates
Some cyber crooks seem to play with the lives of the public as their activities of creating fake COVID Vaccine records were discovered and publicized by London’s NHS Trust. Sources reporting from the NHS say that they discovered some unauthorized access of the servers last week, aimed to commit fraud and misinterpretation of vaccine records. […]
