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NHS IT firm faces £6m fine over medical records hack

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Watchdog provisionally finds Advanced failed to act to protect data of 82,946 after ransomware attack in England A software provider faces being fined more than £6m over a 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services in England, the data protection regulator has announced. The Information …

Hacked London NHS hospitals data allegedly published online

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Cyber-attack earlier this month led to cancellation of almost 1,600 operations and outpatient appointments Data from a ransomware attack has allegedly been published online weeks after the attack halted operations and tests in major London hospitals, NHS England has said. A Russian group carried out the cyber-attack on …

GPs urged to refuse to hand over patient details to NHS Digital

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Senior doctors call on colleagues not to share personal data, in effort to buy time to raise awareness of plans Senior GPs have called on colleagues to refuse to hand over patients’ personal data to NHS Digital, in a move they hope will buy time to raise awareness of …

Malware reportedly found on laptops given to children in England

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Investigation launched after teachers warn of worm on devices handed out for home schooling Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government has launched an investigation into reports that laptops it distributed to support vulnerable children during lockdown had been infected with malware connected to Russian servers …