Northern Lincolnshire cyber-attack likely ransomware
The attack, which knocked out the northern trust’s IT systems for four days, described as a type of malware that encrypted data.
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Davey Winder: ransomware, it’s over here
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has made headlines for all the wrong reasons, after succumbing to what is probably a ransomware attack. Davey Winder says this should be wake-up call for trusts.
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Value of stolen medical records less than financial data
A new study into the marketplace for stolen medical records has found that stolen medical records data does not yet eclipse the value of stolen financial services data, which remains far easier to exploit.
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Criminal investigation after trust downed in cyber attack
Police are now investigating after a computer virus shut down three northern hospitals for four days.
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IG Toolkit to be scrapped as part of security reboot – Shaw
The information governance toolkit is likely to be “scrapped” as part of a packet of funding to improve cyber security in the NHS, Rob Shaw, NHS Digital’s chief operating officer, has told EHI LIve in Birmingham.
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Northern Lincolnshire and Goole virus crisis into third day
The trust at the centre of a major virus infection has cancelled virtually all of its operations for a third day.
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Virus all but shuts down Northern Lincolnshire and Goole
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust has shut down the majority of its IT systems in response to a virus attack, declared a major incident, and cancelled activity for two days.
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Davey Winder: older does not mean wiser
Healthcare IT devices and software are expected to work hard for a long time. From a security point of view, that is not a good thing.
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Wales invests £11 million in NHS devices and security
A multi-million pound government funding package for the NHS Wales’ IT systems and infrastructure has launched by Welsh health secretary, Vaughan Gething.
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National Cyber Security Centre to help tackle NHS threats
The National Cyber Security Centre became operational this week and some of its first goals will be improving security practices in the NHS.
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