London Hospitals Hit by Cyberattack Impacting Blood Transfusions.

GREAT Britain. National Health Service; BLOOD transfusion; CYBERTERRORISM; HOSPITALS; BLOOD banks; INFORMATION technology

Several London hospitals, including Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and King's College Hospital, have been affected by a ransomware attack on lab services provider Synnovis. The attack has disrupted blood transfusions and lab services, leading to a clinical alert being issued to staff. The incident is being investigated by the police, the Information Commissioner's Office, and various government agencies. This is the third ransomware attack on Synnovis in the past year. [Extracted from the article]

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