A High Court judge has ordered Russian cyber gang Qilin, who caused over 10,000 NHS appointments to be cancelled by hacking pathology services provider Synnovis, to reveal their identities and delete or return stolen data. The hackers obtained private medical data from over 100,000 patients, leading to a warning over the NHS’s outdated IT system. The judgement aims to prevent further unauthorised access and additional cyber attacks.
Dispersed responsibility, lack of asset inventory is causing gaps in medical device cybersecurity
Witnesses at a House hearing on medical device cybersecurity highlighted the need for better tracking of devices and their vulnerability to cyber threats. They noted
