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05-13-2017, 01:16 PM
LONDON: Several British hospitals were hit by cyber attacks on Friday, the country’s health service said, forcing some to divert ambulances to other clinics and urge people **t to try to contact their doctors.
Sixteen individual organisations within the health service, some of them responsible for several hospitals each, had reported coming under attack, a spokesman for the National Health Service said.
"A number of NHS organisations have reported to NHS Digital that they have been affected by a ransomware attack," NHS Digital said in a statement.
It was **t clear if the disruption was linked to cyber attacks also reported on Friday on several major Spanish companies including telecom giant Telefonica.
The Spanish energy ministry said it had "confirmation of various cyber attacks targeting Spanish companies", adding that the attackers used ransomware which blocks access to files until a ransom is paid.
Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre is assisting the investigation into the UK incidents, apparently caused by a piece of malware called Wanna Decryptor, it said.
"At this stage we do **t have any evidence that patient data has been accessed," the NHS Digital statement said.
"This attack was **t specifically targeted at the NHS and is affecting organisations from across a range of sectors," it added.
Several individual health service trusts in England reported severe problems with their computer systems and instructed patients to avoid their hospitals except in emergencies.
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Sixteen individual organisations within the health service, some of them responsible for several hospitals each, had reported coming under attack, a spokesman for the National Health Service said.
"A number of NHS organisations have reported to NHS Digital that they have been affected by a ransomware attack," NHS Digital said in a statement.
It was **t clear if the disruption was linked to cyber attacks also reported on Friday on several major Spanish companies including telecom giant Telefonica.
The Spanish energy ministry said it had "confirmation of various cyber attacks targeting Spanish companies", adding that the attackers used ransomware which blocks access to files until a ransom is paid.
Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre is assisting the investigation into the UK incidents, apparently caused by a piece of malware called Wanna Decryptor, it said.
"At this stage we do **t have any evidence that patient data has been accessed," the NHS Digital statement said.
"This attack was **t specifically targeted at the NHS and is affecting organisations from across a range of sectors," it added.
Several individual health service trusts in England reported severe problems with their computer systems and instructed patients to avoid their hospitals except in emergencies.
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