Thousands of Essex NHS patient records stolen in cyber attack
Thousands of patient records from the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust were stolen in a cyber attack targeting a third-party provider, Synnovis. The stolen data, which includes sensitive test results, was reportedly published on the dark web by the Qilin cyber-criminal group.
Why it matters
The breach underscores the critical vulnerabilities in healthcare supply chains and the ongoing threat of ransomware attacks against public health infrastructure.
Image source, Stuart Woodward/BBC Image caption, The stolen data included test results for patients at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
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