More than a million NHS patients’ details compromised after cyberattack

More than a million NHS patients’ details compromised after cyberattack NHS details of more than a million patients have been compromised in a cyberattack, senior health chiefs have been warned.

A recent ransomware attack on the University of Manchester affected an NHS patient data set that holds information on 1.1 million patients across 200 hospitals, leaks to The Independent have confirmed.

See also:

• Over one million NHS records leaked during University of Manchester cyberattack Tech Monitor
• NHS cyber attack follows rising numbers of data breaches in global healthcare sector Verdict