“Major Cyberattack Causes Critical Incident at London Hospitals”

Date Reported: 2024-06-04
Country: GBR | United Kingdom
Victim: Synnovis | synnovis.co.uk

Additional Information:

• Two London hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Kings College, have declared a critical incident following a major IT outage, likely caused by a cyber attack.
• Transplant surgery at the Royal Brompton and Harefield has been canceled, and neighboring hospitals are taking on additional patients.
• The incident is impacting services at Synnovis, a subsidiary of Synlab Group, particularly disrupting pathology laboratories and blood transfusions, leading to the cancellation or redirection of certain activities.

Article: https://www.hsj.co.uk/quality-and-performance/exclusive-cyber-attack-strikes-multiple-hospitals/7037260.article

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