Category: NHS
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NHS IT firm faces £6m fine over medical records hack
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A software provider is facing a potential £6m fine following a 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services across England. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has provisionally concluded that Advanced Computer Software Group did not implement adequate measures to protect the personal data of 82,946 people affected…
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Unison pushes for four-day work week for NHS staff and police
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Unison, the UK’s largest union, is urging the next government to enshrine the right to a four-day working week for all workers, after a vote of support from its members. Representing public service workers, including NHS staff and police, Unison delegates passed a motion calling for legislative action to encourage…
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With over 1.7 million employees, the U.K.’s NHS has become a ‘rinse-and-repeat target’ for cybercriminals—disrupting services and risking lives
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In June last year, a Russian cybercrime gang called BlackCat Hacked Barts Health NHS Trust, part of the UK’s National Health Service which runs several hospitals in London, and I posted some of it online In an attempt to blackmail Last month, a different group, called INC Ransom, published a…