London hospitals had known about vulnerabilities that left them at risk from hacks ‘for years’, said Bloomberg News, citing documents it had reviewed. The Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust had reportedly acknowledged in April that cybersecurity was a ‘high risk’ to its operations. Last week, hackers attacked the trust’s pathology services provider Synnovis, causing major disruption at various hospitals that were forced to delay operations and blood tests.
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Stolen Blood test data allegedly published online
NHS England confirmed that patient data managed by Synnovis was stolen in a recent ransomware attack. The cybercriminal group behind the attack had threatened to