Both of the data leaks at the Cambridge Addenbrooke’s Hospital appear to be because of failures in how information was released in response of Freedom of Information requests: Data breach by Addenbrooke’s Hospital reveals patient information – BBC News The information has not leaked any further than the primary recipients, …
NHS August ransomware attack – data was stolen as well
Advanced, the NHS supplier at the centre of the August cyber-attack, were quick to go to press with their success of containing and limiting the reach of the ransomware attack. However now, after a considered investigation, whilst confining the attack, the threat actors exfiltrated data from the systems: It was …
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NHS cyber-attack issue still continuing two months later…
Although the attack on NHS systems, back in August was contained, the systems hit are still not fully funstional: Oxford Health: Cyber attack continues to hit NHS trust’s services – BBC News The NHS 111 non-emergency/first call service was infected by ransomware and severely disrupted and the disruption is still …
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More on the recent NHS ransomware attack – UPDATED
This post was originally made on the 11 August 2022 Update 31 August 2022 It appears that the cyber attack on NHS software provider, Advanced, is going to take at least 12 weeks more to fix. Leading to information delays and impact on patient care. Advanced cyber-attack: NHS doctors’ paperwork …
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NHS cyber-attack effectively contained
News of these issues with the National Health Service (NHS) broke yesterday, but I decided to wait for the speculation to die down before reporting on something as important as an essential service we all rely on. The cyber incident impacted the NHS 111 service – not the emergency 999 …
Beware of fake NHS Covid text messages
There is a widespread text phishing campaign in progress at this very moment. You may get a text that looks like it comes from the NHS, telling you you have been in close contact with someone who is positive for Covid and that you should get a test kit to …
Happy Birthday WannaCry – but don’t expect a card from the NHS
All through my Masters course, the NHS WannaCry incident was an excellent reference to include in any paper I was writing. I use the incident in our online training course, CyberAwake, various articles I have written (and will write), in courses I run and just yesterday in the Cyber Security …
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