A major cyberattack on the NHS Wirral University Teaching Hospital in northwest England resulted in the cancellation of outpatient appointments. While patient records were inaccessible, maternity services, neonatal, and the emergency triage were unaffected. The incident is the latest cybersecurity threat faced by the UK healthcare sector. Measures are being taken to increase resilience and data backup to enable a swift recovery in the event of an attack.
Software firm Blue Yonder providing services to US and UK stores, including Starbucks, hit by ransomware attack
Blue Yonder, a supply chain software provider, experienced a ransomware attack which disrupted its services, affecting clients such as Starbucks and UK grocery chain Sainsbury.