A cyberattack on Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust affected three different NHS organisations, due to a shared digital service. The attack also impacted Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital, with a small amount of data compromised from the latter. The attack was perpetrated by the ransomware group INC, which has already published sensitive data extracted from the breached systems. The NHS Trust is now working to establish the full extent of the breach.
China-linked cyberespionage group PlushDaemon used South Korean VPN service to inject malware
A China-linked cyberespionage group known as PlushDaemon has reportedly exploited the VPN service of South Korean provider IPany to spread malware and spy on users.
