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Irish government ‘aware’ stolen health data may be made public

The Irish government has said it is aware of the risk that health data stolen in an on-going cyber incident
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Irish Health IT remain shut down following ‘significant ransomware attack’

Health IT services in the Republic of Ireland have remained switched off following a "significant ransomware attack" which was announced
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Beware the ever-evolving ransomware cybercrime tsunami

In his first column in 2021, Davey Winder explores the evolution of ransomware and why cyber criminals are looking towards
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Cyber security news round-up

Making it into our round-up of cyber security news this month is research warning of the security risks posed by
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Cyber security news round-up

Digital Health's latest cyber security round-up covers ransomware attacks at three hospitals in Alabama, and calls for more CISO involvement
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Calls for ‘urgent’ improvements in NHS cyber security presented to Parliament

A white paper written by researchers from Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation says fresh investment is “urgently
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Government puts cost of WannaCry to NHS at £92m

The Department of Health and Social Care's latest update on cyber resilience in health and care suggests WannaCry cost the
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Alleged WannaCry hacker charged by US officials

One of the alleged perpetrators behind 2017's WannaCry ransomware attack on the NHS has been charged by US officials, according
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PAC criticises NHS’s lack of action on WannaCry measures

The NHS has been criticised by MPs not taking enough action to improve cyber security measures following 2017’s WannaCry incident.
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NHS trusts fail post-WannaCry cyber security checks

Every NHS trust that has been tested against cybersecurity standards since 2017’s WannaCry attack has failed, NHS Digital has revealed,
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