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NHS software provider faces £6m fine after hackers steal tens of thousands of medical records | UK News
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A major NHS IT provider faces a penalty of just over £6m for failures which led to a cyber attack and the theft of nearly 83,000 medical records. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been investigating Advanced, which supplies vital systems for the health service, since the breach on 4 August 2022. The cyber attack…
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UK’s ‘worst’ broadband provider uncovered in Which? survey – is yours on the list? | UK News
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The biggest broadband firms are providing a service that is “mediocre at best” according to a new survey. The study by consumer watchdog Which? found that most of the biggest firms offer little more than unreliable connections, poor customer service and issues with technical support – despite announcing large monthly bill increases from next month.…
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Ransomware attack on NHS systems could take weeks to fix, major IT provider warns | UK News
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A cyberattack that hit a major IT provider for the NHS and severely affected the 111 service involved ransomware and could take up to four weeks to fix, it has emerged. Advanced, which supplies vital systems for the NHS, said it suffered a cyber breach around 7am on 4 August which has now been contained.…
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Nasstar-owner prepares £500m sale of cloud services provider | Business News
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The owner of one of Britain’s biggest providers of managed cloud services is to begin exploring a £500m-plus sale of the business. Sky News understands that Mayfair Equity Partners has hired investment bankers to prepare a review of strategic options for Nasstar. City sources said on Sunday that Raymond James had been appointed to oversee…