The mobile phone numbers of temporary staff at seven Scottish NHS boards have been exposed online following a security breach at an unnamed third-party supplier. NHS National Services Scotland says the situation was quickly resolved and affected staff will be contacted by their respective NHS Scotland Boards. There was no risk to patient data.

The NHS needs to tighten its third-party supplier cybersecurity
The NHS should proactively fortify cybersecurity within its third-party software suppliers following recent damaging ransomware attacks, says Jonathan Lee from Trend Micro. He suggests implementing