Children's hospital and cardiac unit say criminals broke in via shared 'digital gateway service'
Both National Health Service trusts that oversee the various hospitals hit by separate cyberattacks last week have confirmed they're still in the process of restoring systems.
"Emergency treatment is being prioritized but there are still likely to be longer than usual waiting times in our Emergency Department and assessment areas."attacks on Liverpool hospitals "Criminals gained unlawful access to data through a digital gateway service shared by Alder Hey and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital. This has resulted in the attacker unlawfully getting access to systems containing data from Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, and a small amount of data from Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
"The attacker has claimed to have extracted data from impacted systems," the statement added."Screenshots of data the attacker claims to have taken were published online last Thursday. We are continuing to take this issue very seriously while investigations continue into whether the attacker has obtained confidential data.
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