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London Hospitals Knew of Cyber Vulnerabilities Years Before Hack

A group of London hospitals struggling to contain the fallout from a cyberattack against a critical supplier had known for years about weaknesses that left them vulnerable to hacks, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg News. The Guy’s and St …

A London Hospital Is Asking Its Own Workers for Blood After Cyberattack

A London hospital, facing blood supply disruptions after a cyberattack last week paralyzed operations, is asking its own clinical workers for blood. King’s College Hospital is calling on staff with the blood type O to schedule donations, according to an …

Hack That Crippled UK Hospitals Highlights Growing Threat to NHS

In June of last year, a Russian cybercrime gang called BlackCat hacked the Barts Health NHS Trust, a part of the UK’s National Health Service that operates several hospitals in London, and published some of it online in an extortion …

UK Cybersecurity Officials Investigate Data Breach Affecting London Hospitals

British cybersecurity officials are investigating an alleged cyberattack on a group of hospitals in London that has led to the disclosure of confidential documents online. A gang of Russian-speaking cybercriminals known as ALPHV, or BlackCat, claimed on its website last …