In June, Russian cyber gang Qilin targeted pathology services provider Synnovis, obtaining confidential medical data for over 100,000 patients. The attack resulted in cancelled appointments at two London NHS trusts and revealed outdated NHS IT infrastructure. An interim injunction against the release of stolen data was granted to Synnovis by Mrs Justice Stacey, who also mandated the hackers provide their full names and addresses. Some of the stolen data was reportedly released on messaging platform Telegram and website Wikileaksv2.
$14M more for EMR implementation in Victoria and more briefs
Victoria’s government is investing A$21.4 million to replace paper-based medical records with electronic systems in four health services, including The Royal Eye and Ear Hospital
