NHS Digital

Next Cyber-Attack Could Be Imminent, Warn Experts

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Another major cyber-attack could be imminent after Friday’s global hit that infected more than 125,000 computer systems, security experts have warned. A UK security researcher known as MalwareTech, who helped to limit the ransomware attack, warned of “another one coming… quite likely on Monday”. The virus, which took control of users’ files, spread to 100 … Read more

GPs and Hospitals Hit By Ransomware

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Diverted patients and paper notes: A doctor describes the impact on his hospital A major incident has been declared after NHS services across England and Scotland were hit by a large-scale cyber-attack. Staff cannot access patient data, which has been scrambled by ransomware. There is no evidence patient data has been compromised, NHS Digital has … Read more