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The 5 worst cyberattacks of 2024

2024 was another bumper year for cyber attacks. Here's my rundown of the most serious situations we saw in the last twelve months.

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When is the next strike? From teachers to airport staff, every walkout scheduled in the coming weeks

A fresh round of strike action is set to hit the education, health and transport sectors at the end of this year and into 2025

The Independent UK

London trust forced to cancel almost all non-emergency care at hospitals as pathology staff stage major strike

Exclusive: Private company, which provides NHS pathology services to thousands, accused of having unsafe staffing levels

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UK underestimates threat of cyber-attacks from hostile states and gangs, says security chief

New head of National Cyber Security Centre to warn of risk to infrastructure in first major speech

The Guardian - UK

Cyber risk facing UK being ‘widely underestimated’, security chief warns

National Cyber Security Centre chief Richard Horne will warn of the dangers posed by countries including Russia and China as well as online criminals.

The Independent UK

UK ambulance services targeted by Russian hackers

Group targets a key supplier to the crucial Ambulance Radio Programme

The Independent UK

TfL hit by major cyber attack as National Crime Agency launches investigation

TfL says there no evidence customer data has been compromised and there are currently no impact on services

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Protecting the most vulnerable: Cybersecurity’s role in healthcare

Crippling cyberattacks against hospitals and healthcare institutions are on the rise. What does this mean for patients?

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NHS patients affected by cyber-attack may face six-month wait for blood test

Only ‘urgent’ tests to go ahead in short term after hospitals in south-east London hit by Russian gang’s seizure of data

The Guardian - UK

UK government weighs action against Russian hackers over NHS records theft

National Crime Agency may take retaliatory measures after Qilin gang steals data covering 300m patient interactions

The Guardian - UK

What does the London NHS hospitals data theft mean for patients?

Qilin stole information relating to 300m interactions with the NHS, which could be used in future scams

The Guardian - UK

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Records on 300m patient interactions with NHS stolen in Russian hack

Exclusive: Health service scrambling to set up helpline after Qilin gang put stolen data into public domain overnight

The Guardian - UK

Qilin hackers publish stolen blood test data

Qilin has published the data stolen from Synnovis, including names, dates of birth, and NHS numbers.

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Hacked London NHS hospitals data allegedly published online

Cyber-attack earlier this month led to cancellation of almost 1,600 operations and outpatient appointments

The Independent UK

Data from NHS cyber attack that cancelled operations ‘published online by criminal group’

The cyber attack is understood to have been carried out by Russian group Qilin

Evening Standard

London hospitals hackers publish stolen NHS blood test data on dark web

Urgent probe launched after hacker group publishes stolen NHS patient data on dark web

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Russia-linked Qilin group says it was responsible for London hospitals cyberattack

Russian ransomware gang claims responsibility for hospital attack, but not for the potential human cost.

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The Independent UK

‘My heart surgery was cancelled due to the NHS cyber attack – if I don’t have it soon, it’s terminal’

Exclusive: Russell Ashley-Smith, 81, needs open heart surgery otherwise he may only have up to two years to live

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London hospital vulnerabilities were known years before cyberattack

Many to hospitals were aware they had security weaknesses, but were unable to react in time.

The Guardian - UK

London hospitals cancel nearly 1,600 operations and appointments in one week due to hack

King’s College and Guy’s and St Thomas’ trusts have been worst affected by ransomware attack by Russian gang Qilin

Evening Standard

NHS cyber attack sees more than 1,500 operations and appointments cancelled in London

NHS London says impact of attack to be felt ‘for weeks to come’

The Independent UK

Recovery from cyber attack that cancelled thousands of hospital appointments to take months, NHS admits

The NHS will publish weekly data on the impact of a major cyber attack on London hospitals

The Independent UK

Hundreds of operations and appointments cancelled in week after NHS cyber attack

Trust chiefs said they are ‘working to reschedule as quickly as possible’.

Evening Standard

Blood tests delayed as fallout from cyber attack on London hospitals continues

GP warns that patients could face more than two months of delays

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