A shared service between Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust was the source of an INC Ransom cyber attack, impacting patient data at both hospitals and Royal Liverpool University Hospital. The breach came via a digital gateway service and officials are investigating which data was stolen. The ransomware group could publish the data before the investigation concludes, but frontline services remain unaffected.
Understanding Social Engineering and Malware Delivery: Insights from Research
Niranjan Reddy Kotha’s article explores how social engineering, which manipulates human psychology to deliver malware, is one of the most effective schemes used by cybercriminals.