UK’s NHS Says Ransomware Contributed to Patient Death

A June 2024 ransomware attack attributed to the Qilin group against a major London pathology testing provider disrupted blood testing across multiple NHS hospitals, contributed to at least one confirmed patient death, exacerbated blood shortages, and led to the exposure of sensitive health data for over 900,000 individuals; affected patients reportedly have not all been notified and the breach had wide regional healthcare impacts.