Ransomware Rumble: Synnovis Wraps Up 18-Month NHS Data Debacle Investigation!
Synnovis has wrapped up its investigation into the 2024 ransomware attack, which the Qilin gang claimed, and left NHS pathology services in chaos. After 18 months, they’ve untangled the mess, but don’t hold your breath for answers on how nearly a million patients’ data went on a joyride through cybercrime land.
Hot Take:
When it comes to ransomware, it seems like the only thing getting a clean bill of health is the hackers’ ability to create chaos. Synnovis has finally wrapped up their investigation into the 2024 cyber attack, but the only prescriptions they’ve managed to fill are for confusion and delayed patient notifications. Let’s hope this is a lesson in cybersecurity and not a recurring diagnosis.
Key Points:
- Synnovis concludes its investigation into the 2024 ransomware attack affecting NHS pathology services.
- Over 900,000 NHS patients’ data potentially leaked, but Synnovis hasn’t confirmed the numbers.
- King’s College Hospital NHS Trust linked a patient death to the attack’s disruption.
- Synnovis didn’t pay the ransom, citing ethical reasons and collaboration with NHS trusts.
- Notification of affected patients left to individual NHS organizations; timeline varies.
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