HMRC hit by massive cyber attack

[chineseJohn]

Official statement > https://digital.nhs.uk/article/1491/...S-cyber-attack

A number of NHS organisations have reported to NHS Digital that they have been affected by a ransomware attack.
The investigation is at an early stage but we believe the malware variant is Wanna Decryptor.
This attack was not specifically targeted at the NHS and is affecting organisations from across a range of sectors.
At this stage we do not have any evidence that patient data has been accessed.
NHS Digital is working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre, the Department of Health and NHS England to support affected organisations and ensure patient safety is protected.
Our focus is on supporting organisations to manage the incident swiftly and decisively, but we will continue to communicate with NHS colleagues and will share more information as it becomes available.

Notes to editors
As at 15.30, 16 NHS organisations had reported that they were affected by this issue.

[SeanT]

oh, i see it's in multiple other threads!

[SeanT]

This is from an email from foursys, which may or may not be spam: "Eleven of our NHS customers have been hit with ransomware this afternoon."

[Paddy]

Are there actually any contractors left?

I don’t know, but how could they function without contractors. Who else would turn up for work?

[chineseJohn]

Contractors have advised that the only way to fix it is to erase all records and backup tapes and to run fdisk on all hard disks.

Are there actually any contractors left?

[PurpleGorilla]

Try turning it off and then on again.

[Paddy]

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Contractors have advised that the only way to fix it is to erase all records and backup tapes and to run fdisk on all hard disks.

[MarillionFan]

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