UK health IT supplier Advanced hit by ransomware, medical records compromised
Advanced, which supplies software to the UK's National Health Service, was hit by a ransomware attack that compromised medical records. The regulator plans to impose a fine of about £6 million over inadequate measures related to the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Advanced
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Medical records compromised
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United Kingdom
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Timeline
- Advanced faced a fine of about £6 million over inadequate measures related to the ransomware attack.
- Further reports said the regulator planned to fine Advanced about £6 million in connection with the medical records breach.
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