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Cybercrime Kills
A patient’s death following a cyber-attack on the UK health sector by ransomware group Qilin has now been reported. The death has been confirmed by King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It has been attributed to a long wait for a blood test as a result of a cyber-attack on 3 June last year, which brought pathology services to a temporary standstill. IT company Synnovis, which provides blood test services primarily in southeast London, was the victim of a ransomware attack carried out by Qilin. The hospitals affected were Guy's and St Thomas', King's College, and Lewisham and Greenwich, along with primary care facilities across six London boroughs and two mental health trusts.