UK: NHS patient data at risk in major cyber attack


A newly uncovered cyber attack has exposed sensitive information at two major NHS trusts, raising fears that patient records could be at risk.

University College London hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, and University Hospital Southampton, NHS Foundation Trust were among the victims identified in a widespread cyber breach.  analysed by cybersecurity firm EclecticIQ. The company have said hackers exploited a security flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile, or EPMM, which manages work phones to gain clandestine access to trusted systems.

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Source: MSN News


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