The data protection watchdog's provisional ruling blames software company Advanced for 'serious failings' after sensitive patient data was stolen and NHS services disrupted.
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 has been investigating Advanced, which supplies vital systems for the health service, since the breach on 4 August 2022. The cyber attack had wide-ranging implications, affecting the system used to dispatch ambulances, book out-of-hours appointments and issue emergency prescriptions.
Read more from Sky News:Electoral Commission criticised for cyber security failingsStolen NHS data 'published online' by hackers The disruption affected critical services such as NHS 111 and meant other healthcare staff were unable to access patient records. People affected by the breach have been notified, and there is no evidence any data was published on the dark web. The ICO has provisionally decided to impose a fine of £6.
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