Monday 10 October 2016

Dozens of NHS hospitals targeted by cyber blackmailers

Dozens of NHS hospitals targeted by cyber blackmailers The NHS is under increasing attack from cyber blackmailers attempting to extort ransoms from dozens of hospitals using internet viruses which encrypt data.

Health service trusts serving millions of patients have been hit by the “ransomware” attacks in the past 12 months, prompting concern that antiquated IT systems are leaving NHS data such as patient records vulnerable to exploitation by criminals. i News

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