U.K. Spies Help NHS Fight Pandemic-Fueled Cyber Crime Attacks
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A state security agency has stepped in to help Britain’s National Health Service repel a surge in cyber crime linked to the coronavirus pandemic.
Some 723 online incidents required the direct intervention of the National Cyber Security Centre in the 12 months to Aug. 31, a 10% increase from the same period ending in August 2019, the agency said in its annual report published Tuesday. About 200 of the attacks were related to the coronavirus.