NHS trust hit by cyber attack
England’s largest NHS trust has launched an investigation into a cyber attack that forced systems to be taken offline as a precautionary measure.
Initial reports on Friday said that Barts Health Trust, which runs five hospitals in London, had been hit by a ransomware attack, effecting thousands of patient data files.
An email was sent to staff
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