NHS patient data at risk after hack exposed passwords of hospital staff THE MEDICAL RECORDS of 'millions' of NHS patients could be at risk after a hack exposed the passwords of 10,000 care home and hospital staff.
An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph found that Embrace Learning, a Cheshire-based online training business that claims to offer "cost-efficient, engaging and effective" e-learning to healthcare workers, was hacked in 2016.
This attack exposed the email addresses and passwords of registered NHS staff, details that were then flogged on the dark web for "ten times more" than credit card details.
An as-yet-unknown hacker also published 500 email addresses and passwords were also online in December 2016, likely to provide a sample to prospective customers looking to purchase the full database
19 NHS trusts and organisations were affected by the breach, including the Royal Free Hospital in London and Northampton General Hospital. The INQUIRER
An investigation by The Sunday Telegraph found that Embrace Learning, a Cheshire-based online training business that claims to offer "cost-efficient, engaging and effective" e-learning to healthcare workers, was hacked in 2016.
This attack exposed the email addresses and passwords of registered NHS staff, details that were then flogged on the dark web for "ten times more" than credit card details.
An as-yet-unknown hacker also published 500 email addresses and passwords were also online in December 2016, likely to provide a sample to prospective customers looking to purchase the full database
19 NHS trusts and organisations were affected by the breach, including the Royal Free Hospital in London and Northampton General Hospital. The INQUIRER
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