In a recent cyberattack, a ransomware group affiliated with Russia infiltrated the NHS computer system and retrieved hundreds of thousands of highly sensitive medical records, including those associated with members of the royal family, triggering alarms in several parts of the United Kingdom.
A breach, which was first revealed by The Mail on Sunday, revealed that over 169,000 confidential medical documents, some of which contained high-profile patient information, were published on dark-web forums following a software vulnerability within NHS clinical infrastructure that was exploited.
A number of sources indicated that the attackers took advantage of a software bug in healthcare software and were able to use ransomware and steal classified patient information from networks connected to several royal residences, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham, and Clarence House, which serves as the official home of the King.
It’s important to note that the incident has raised concerns regarding national digital security, patient confidentiality and the ability of critical healthcare systems to withstand state-aligned cybercriminal activities as well as one of the most significant exposures of protected medical data in recent years.
There has been increasing scrutiny of the NHS following the breach, as 169,000 confidential healthcare records h
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