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South London Healthcare NHS Trust's website hacked | South London Healthcare NHS Trust's website hacked |
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A London NHS trust had to take down its website after it was hacked. | A London NHS trust had to take down its website after it was hacked. |
A message was written in Arabic on the South London Healthcare NHS Trust (SLHT) website on Wednesday night. | |
The trust said the group responsible "appears to target websites at random, and there is no reason why the SLHT site was targeted". | The trust said the group responsible "appears to target websites at random, and there is no reason why the SLHT site was targeted". |
The trust, which serves more than a million people in Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich, said the security of its IT systems had not been compromised. | The trust, which serves more than a million people in Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich, said the security of its IT systems had not been compromised. |
The website said "hacked!!" in red letters and featured an Arabic inscription with a sword on a black background. | |
Systems 'protected' | Systems 'protected' |
The BBC Arabic Service said the inscription was the shahada, the one-line declaration of faith which needs to be said by those converting to Islam. | |
The inscription and sword on a black background are similar to an insignia known to be used by some Islamic extremist groups, the BBC Arabic Service added. | |
A statement from the SLHT said: "We are investigating how this has happened. | |
"The hacking of the site has not compromised security of the trust's IT systems, which are protected by the very secure national NHS network." | "The hacking of the site has not compromised security of the trust's IT systems, which are protected by the very secure national NHS network." |
The website is now back online. | |
The trust was created in 2009 with the merger of three hospitals - the Princess Royal in Orpington, Queen Mary's in Sidcup and the Queen Elizabeth in Woolwich. | The trust was created in 2009 with the merger of three hospitals - the Princess Royal in Orpington, Queen Mary's in Sidcup and the Queen Elizabeth in Woolwich. |
In July the government announced the trust, which had run up debts of more than £150m since 2009, would be put into administration. | In July the government announced the trust, which had run up debts of more than £150m since 2009, would be put into administration. |
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