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Hospital patient’s death linked to cyber attack on NHS

The attack resulted in the cancellation of over 10,000 appointments at two affected London NHS trusts (PA) — The attack resulted in the cancellation of over 10,000 appointments at two affected London NHS trusts (PA) (PA Wire)

A patient death at King’s College Hospital in south London has been linked to a cyber attack that crippled NHS blood services last year.
An investigation into the death identified a "long wait for a blood test result due to the cyber attack" as a contributing factor.
The cyber attack was a ransomware incident by a Russian cyber gang targeting pathology services provider Synnovis in June last year.
The attack resulted in the cancellation of over 10,000 appointments at two affected London NHS trusts and prevented many GP practices from ordering blood tests.
Earlier this month, health officials confirmed that 170 patients suffered harm as a result of the cyber attack.

Cyber attack on hospitals ‘contributed to patient death’ — In full