The National Health Service in England urges people with universal blood types to donate after a ransomware attack disrupted the ability to match patients, emphasizing the significant impacts of cyberattacks on healthcare.
The ransomware attack on Synnovis severely impacted several London hospitals, leading to critical incidents, canceled surgeries, and a shortage of O positive and O negative blood due to disrupted blood matching capabilities.
Stephen Powis, NHS England's national medical director, highlights the efforts of NHS staff to minimize disruption to patients and the importance of replenishing O positive and O negative blood stocks to support and treat more patients.
Cybersecurity expert Steve Waterhouse points out that ransomware gangs target healthcare providers because disrupting life-saving treatments can create pressure to pay criminals, as evidenced by the NHS cyberattack in the U.K.
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