Due to the continued impact of an online security breach, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust were forced to postpone 1,300 outpatient appointments and 205 elective procedures. The cyber attack has also affected London-based doctors’ surgeries, with current blood test capabilities being significantly reduced.
The biggest data breaches in 2024: 1B stolen records and rising
In 2024, significant data breaches impacted various sectors, surpassing one billion stolen records. AT&T’s data leak exposed 73 million customer accounts, while the Change Healthcare