Patient Death Linked to Cyberattack on British Pathology Clinic Synnovis

[Brownie2019]

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A ransomware attack on Synnovis, a key pathology services provider for the UK’s National Health Service, has been officially linked to a patient's death, underscoring the risks cyberattacks pose to healthcare systems.

In June 2024, the ransomware group Qilin targeted the London-based clinic, disrupting pathology services across several London hospitals, including King's College Hospital and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trusts.

The incident crippled Synnovis’s electronic health systems, leading to the cancellation of over 1,000 operations and outpatient appointments, and causing a critical shortage of O-type blood in London hospitals.

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Patient Death Linked to Cyberattack on UK Pathology Clinic

A ransomware attack on Synnovis, a key pathology services provider for the UK’s National Health Service, has been linked to a patient's death.

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[Victor M]

Could someone who knows dark web forums post a petition to stop attacks on health care institutions citing this incident? Hospitals and clinics should be Out Of Bounds.

 

[Zero Knowledge]

The smart ones do avoid health care, the others who don't wont last long. Sure thing to get you put on a wanted list and have a red notice issued is to do ##### like this.

 

[ForgottenSeer 114717]

Could someone who knows dark web forums post a petition to stop attacks on health care institutions citing this incident? Hospitals and clinics should be Out Of Bounds.

Too profitable. Besides. They don't care. They're criminals that just want money even if the result is deaths.

The smart ones do avoid health care, the others who don't wont last long. Sure thing to get you put on a wanted list and have a red notice issued is to do ##### like this.

No. They don't avoid healthcare. Attacking healthcare systems is one of the most profitable cyber attacks. And they almost never get caught.

Here in the UK cybersec within the NHS and private healthcare is weak and the Crown's ability to track down, apprehend, and successfully prosecute attackers is even weaker. Same story in other nations.