September 16, 2024 By Alexander Martin
People with symptoms of sensitive medical conditions, including cancer and sexually transmitted infections, are among almost a million individuals who had their personal information published online following a ransomware attack that disrupted NHS hospitals in London earlier this year, according to an analysis shared with Recorded Future News.
The examination by CaseMatrix, a company that works with legal firms to support claimants in data breach lawsuits, is the first public assessment of how many individuals might be affected by the cyberattack. CaseMatrix says more than 900,000 individuals have been caught up in the extortion attempt.
Neither NHS England nor the directly impacted pathology service provider Synnovis — both of whom are legally responsible for protecting patients’ information — have provided their own counts of people impacted by the cyberattack. On its website, Synnovis says it doesn’t know exactly what data was compromised nor who it relates to.
