More than 1,100 planned operations and 2,100 outpatient appointments have had to be postponed due to the data theft, according to the NHS.
Sensitive data stolen from an NHS provider in a cyber attack has apparently been published online. NHS England says a criminal group claims it has released patient information hacked from Synnovis, which provides pathology services on blood tests. Synnovis, which provides services primarily in southeast London, was the victim of a ransomware attack, understood to be carried out by Russian group Qilin, on 3 June.
' The cyber criminal group shared almost 400GB of data - including patient names, dates of birth, NHS numbers and descriptions of blood tests - on their darknet site and Telegram channel, the BBC said. Spreadsheets containing financial arrangements between hospitals and GP services and Synnovis were also published, the BBC reported. Synnovis said in a statement on Friday morning: 'We know how worrying this development may be for many people.
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