NHS software supplier faces £6m fine

Cyberattack in 2022 caused weeks of strain

Tom Allen
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NHS software supplier faces £6m fine

An NHS software supplier is facing a penalty of more than £6 million for a cyberattack that exposed thousands of medical records.

The attack against Birmingham-based Advanced, which provides digital services for NHS 111, forced most of the NHS to turn to pen and paper to continue providing service. The impact lasted for weeks...

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