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Barts Health Trust launches cyber attack probe | Barts Health Trust launches cyber attack probe |
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England's largest NHS Trust has been hit by a cyber attack, it has emerged. | England's largest NHS Trust has been hit by a cyber attack, it has emerged. |
Barts Health Trust, which runs The Royal London, St Bartholomew's, Whipps Cross, Mile End and Newham hospitals, is investigating the breach. | Barts Health Trust, which runs The Royal London, St Bartholomew's, Whipps Cross, Mile End and Newham hospitals, is investigating the breach. |
The trust said it could now rule out ransomware, in which email recipients are tricked into opening attachments which contain viruses, as the cause. | The trust said it could now rule out ransomware, in which email recipients are tricked into opening attachments which contain viruses, as the cause. |
It has not confirmed how much of its system was affected but said there was no sign that patient data was accessed. | |
In a statement said: "We are urgently investigating this matter and have taken a number of drives offline as a precautionary measure. | In a statement said: "We are urgently investigating this matter and have taken a number of drives offline as a precautionary measure. |
"We have tried and tested contingency plans in place and are making every effort to ensure that patient care will not be affected." | "We have tried and tested contingency plans in place and are making every effort to ensure that patient care will not be affected." |
The incident follows a similar attack on the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust in October, when malware was used to encrypt files on the trust's system and demand a ransom in order to access them again. | The incident follows a similar attack on the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Foundation Trust in October, when malware was used to encrypt files on the trust's system and demand a ransom in order to access them again. |
The trust did not pay out, but was forced to cancel patient appointments while its systems were shut down to remove the virus. | The trust did not pay out, but was forced to cancel patient appointments while its systems were shut down to remove the virus. |
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