Several London hospitals face major disruptions after a June 3 ransomware attack on Synnovis, which provides blood transfusion and other services to the NHS
According to Metro, the incident has impacted transplant surgeries and blood transfusion centers. — https://metro.co.uk/... Kevin Beaumont / @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social : You're going to see some incredible media bias with the Synnovis ransomware incident as it impacts southern hospitals - whereas NHS Dumfries and Galloway are several months into their ongoing ransomware incident and barely any coverage. #threatintel X: Shaun Lintern / @shaunlintern : 🚨 NEW: Operations across 2 major London hospitals @GSTTnhs & @KingsCollegeNHS have been cancelled due to a cyber attack, with all transplant surgery at @RBandH axed. Problem is affecting pathology labs incl blood transfusions. Trauma cases at Kings being sent to other sites: [image] David Henig / @davidheniguk : Ah, this would explain why all blood tests were cancelled with immediate effect yesterday. When it comes to national and economic security I worry about the health sector including pharmaceuticals supply far more than anything else. Kevin Beaumont / @gossithedog : Synnovis aka Synlab, a key NHS frontline service supplier, has been hit by ransomware. Brett Callow / @brettcallow : NHS London statement on #Synnovis #ransomware cyber attack https://www.england.nhs.uk/... [image] Alex Martin / @alexmartin : The darknet extortion site for the ransomware group Qilin, suspected of being behind the cyberattack that has disrupted multiple hospitals in London, is having some serious issues at the moment. [image] Shaun Lintern / @shaunlintern : Russian group of cyber criminals who call themselves Qilin is behind the latest NHS ransomware attack. As the NHS increasingly moves into the 21st century are we paying enough attention to these threats that can cripple our health systems and harm patient care? Brett Callow / @brettcallow : Critical incident over London hospitals' cyber-attack. ‘The incident has had a “major impact” on the delivery of services, especially blood transfusions and test results.’ #ransomware 1/2 https://www.bbc.com/... Alex Martin / @alexmartin : Breaking: The darknet site for the Qilin ransomware gang, believed to be behind an attack affecting multiple London hospitals, is down. It's now displaying an 0xF2 error, which most commonly occurs when a darknet site is transferred to a new server... 🤔 https://therecord.media/... LinkedIn: Sher Baig : This is the reality of Cybersecurity in Healthcare today. The recent cyber attack in the UK highlights this harsh reality: our healthcare systems are highly vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches. …