A major cyber attack on Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has disrupted healthcare services for the third day. The incident, thought to be a ransomware attack, has led to cancelled surgeries and inability to access patient records. Yet, emergency care continues to function. The National Cyber Security Centre and the Information Commissioner’s Office have been notified. The attack illustrates the vulnerability of understaffed and underfunded hospitals to cyber threats.

Hackers are selling counterfeit phones with crypto-stealing malware
Kaspersky has identified thousands of low-cost Android smartphones sold online that come with preinstalled malware programmed to steal cryptocurrency details. The devices are infected with