Hackers obtain patient data from NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Cyber-attack by Inc Ransom yielded data on at least a ‘small number’ of patients, health board says

A hacker group is in possession of at least a “small number” of patients’ data following a cyber-attack, NHS Dumfries and Galloway has said.

Reports emerged on Wednesday of a post by the group Inc Ransom on its darknet blog, alleging it was in possession of three terabytes of data from NHS Scotland.