Cybersecurity
Hacking Gang BlackCat Says It Stole Data Trove from UK Hospital Group
- Barts Health NHS Trust manages five hospitals in London
- Group says it posted stolen data online including passports
Employees read a ransomware demand on company computers.
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A gang of cybercriminals says it has breached one of the UK’s largest hospital groups and is threatening to publish a trove of its confidential data.
The gang, known as ALPHV or BlackCat, posted a statement on Friday claiming it had obtained seven terabytes of internal documents from the Barts Health NHS Trust, which manages five hospitals in London that care for about 2.5 million people, according to the Trust’s website.