Before The Breach

A cyber-crime network in India exploited the simplest of password mistakes — “admin123” — to gain access to around 80 CCTV dashboards nationwide. Over a span of nine months, approximately 50,000 video clips were illegally obtained from hospitals, schools, malls and private residences, and sold on messaging platforms for between ₹700 to ₹4,000 each.

Synnovis, a leading UK pathology services provider, is notifying healthcare providers that a data breach occurred following a ransomware attack in June 2024, which resulted in the theft of some patients' data. Formerly known as Viapath, Synnovis was founded as GSTS Pathology  in 2009 . A new entity, called Synnovis, was created in  October 2022  as a partnership between international medical diagnostics provider SYNLAB, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and King's Co

India’s healthcare sector is witnessing a digital revolution. From electronic health records (EHRs) to telemedicine, cloud-based hospital information systems, and connected medical devices, patient care has never been more efficient or accessible. But with this convenience comes an unsettling reality: cybercriminals now see hospitals as a goldmine.

According to the directorate's investigation, the hackers used stolen information to gain access to the targeted systems. A wave of cyberattacks targeting Israeli companies that provide IT services to businesses across the country, possibly connected to Iran , has been identified, the National Cyber Directorate said on Wednesday. The unsuccessful cyberattack targeting Shamir Medical Center on Yom Kippur earlier this month, which leaked emails containing sensitive patient inf

SINGAPORE – A new Bill which paves the way to mandate the sharing of patients’ health information among healthcare providers was introduced in Parliament on Nov 5 after two years of delay. Under the Health Information Bill (HIB), sharing of these details will mostly be done through a central repository called the National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) system.

A woman has been charged after Scots patients had their private medical records accessed during an NHS data breach. Reports suggest around 100 patients in NHS Lothian could have had their records accessed as a result of the incident. The health board said it discovered patients in the region may have had their information "inappropriately accessed" during routine monitoring.

Heathrow  Airport, Marks & Spencer , Jaguar Land Rover, the British Library. These are some of the leading UK companies and institutions that have fallen victim to cyber crime  in the past couple of years. The repercussions have been serious – but it’s safe to say none of the attacks resulted in the death of innocent people. Yet that’s exactly what is happening with assaults on NHS  computer systems.