The number of elective care waits over 65 weeks rose by 13,000 between July and August, the largest increase in two years, indicating a setback for NHS England’s recovery plan. This coincided with worsening emergency care performance and the waiting list for community services reaching over a million. There has been concern that attempts to cut follow-up appointments could compromise patient welfare and deepen health inequalities.

Lazarus Hackers Exploiting IIS Servers to Deploy ASP-based Web Shells
The Lazarus group has launched sophisticated attacks on South Korean web servers, deploying ASP-based web shells as first-stage Command and Control (C2) servers. These attacks,