113 NHS Email Accounts Hacked

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https://www.cbronline.com/news/113-nhs-email-accounts-hacked

By Conor Reynolds
cbronline.com
June 25, 2020

“We continue to monitor all 1.41 million NHSmail accounts for suspicious 
activity and evolving security threats”

Some 113 NHS email accounts were compromised by phishing emails last month, the 
NHS has admitted.

The attack came amid a large-scale, ongoing phishing campaign across the UK 
targeting multiple sectors.

Due to the potential compromise of sensitive data like patient medical records, 
a breach of any kind on NHS end-points is of serious concern; all affected 
accounts have been isolated.

A spokesperson for NHS Digital played down the incident, saying: “There is 
currently no evidence to suggest that patient records have been accessed. We 
are working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre, who are 
investigating a widespread phishing campaign against a broad range of 
organisations across the UK.”

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