Ransomware Attack Disrupts Operations Across London Hospitals

A ransomware attack against UK healthcare partner Synnovis disrupted all IT systems and pathology services on June 3–4, 2024, forcing multiple London hospitals to cancel or redirect surgeries and impacting critical services such as blood transfusions; Synnovis has engaged an internal/NHS taskforce, reported the incident to law enforcement, and is working with the UK NCSC while the event highlights growing ransomware risk to healthcare and the need for improved resilience.