Data Breach Alert: 3TB of NHS Scotland Data Held Ransom by Cyber Threat

A ransomware group targeting a small group of patients has published clinical data related to a small number of those patients on the internet that the Dumfries and Galloway Health Board is aware of. In the meantime, three terabytes of data are also alleged to have been stolen thanks to a security breach that occurred at the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland, by the INC Ransom extortion gang. 

 As a result of a ransomware attack in a regional branch, NHS Scotland says it has been able to contain the malware, preventing the infection from spreading to other branches and the entire organisation. A group of cybercriminals called INC Ransom claimed responsibility for the attack on NHS Scotland this week, claiming they stole three terabytes (TB) of data and leaked a limited number of sensitive documents as part of the attack. 

Earlier this month, NHS Dumfries and Galloway announced a serious cyberattack that resulted in their hospital being shut down. INC Ransom was offering samples of files that contained medical evaluations, psychological reports, and other sensitive information regarding patients and doctors in accompanying its warning posted on its extortion website. 

Despite the rumours that such a compromise had already been reached, the Scottish government made sure to emphasize that only the NHS Dumfries and Galloway regional health board was affected by this new agreement.

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