South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) is still recovering from a ransomware attack in June that disrupted its systems and deleted backups. The intrusion blocked communication between labs and medical databases, causing significant delays, and disabling access to results through an online portal. The attack further pressures the health system that is already stretched due to an increase in mpox cases. Cybersecurity firm Group-IB highlights a rise in ransomware attacks on health organisations, and warns the consequences could be fatal.
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Synnovis attack highlights degraded, outdated state of NHS IT
The NHS’s ageing IT infrastructure puts it at significant risk of cyber attacks, warns the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre. The recent ransomware attack on