Published on: 2025-05-28 00:26:19
In Brief NHS vendor Advanced will pay just over £3 million ($3.8 million) in fines for not implementing basic security measures before it suffered a ransomware attack in 2022, the U.K.’s data protection regulator has confirmed. It’s half the fine that the Information Commissioner’s Office had initially sought in August 2024, when the data watchdog said it was going to fine Advanced more than £6 million for its security failings. The ICO said Wednesday that Advanced “broke data protection law”
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-05-28 03:25:34
NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack The breach took place in August 2022 , when hackers gained access to patients' phone numbers and medical records as well as details of how to gain entry to the homes of 890 people receiving care at home. The firm provides IT and software services to organisations around the country, including the NHS and other health providers, handling information in its role as a data processor. The Advanced Computer Software Group was
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