// INCIDENT · 2024-06 · PUBLIC HEALTH / LABORATORIES

National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS).

Ransomware. Automated delivery of laboratory results to clinicians disabled; urgent results phoned through manually. NHLS said it would not engage with the attackers or pay.

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Date2024-06
SectorPublic health / laboratories
TypeRansomware
Records1.2 TB claimed by attackers; NHLS said no patient data was lost
AttackerBlackSuit (claimed)
StatusConfirmed by NHLS

How the attack happened.

Ransomware deployed against selected points in the IT network; parts of the systems, including a backup server, were deleted

Impact.

Automated delivery of laboratory results to clinicians disabled; urgent results phoned through manually. NHLS said it would not engage with the attackers or pay.

Primary sources.

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