In 2017 the NHS was badly hit by the massive global “Wannacry” ransomware attack, which brought the health service to a standstill for several days, forcing the frantic relocation of critical patients from stricken hospitals.īlackCat said it had copied 7 terabytes of data, equivalent to the information that could be stores on more than 10,000 CDs.
Ransomware attacks use software to either steal or deny the owner access to digital information.Īttackers will sometimes encrypt the files and demand payment in return for a decryption key.
The Telegraph understands that The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, is also investigating. On Friday the trust, which includes six hospitals and ten clinics in East London, said it was “urgently investigating” the claims. However, it raises the prospect of those among Barts’ approximately 2.5 million patient population having their private data released on the dark web. It is unclear whether this refers to patient information, or if the group has successfully hacked the trust. It also said it had “citizens’ confidential documents”. Intelligence officials are investigating a potential Russian cyber attack on an NHS trust with 2.5 million patients.Ī notorious ransomware gang has claimed to have stolen huge quantities of sensitive data from Barts Health NHS Trust and given a deadline of Monday before it starts publishing the information.īlackCat, also known as ALPHV, claimed on Friday to have gained access to employees’ personal data, such as CVs, as well as financial information including credit card details.
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