Hammersmith Medicines Research Ltd

May 11, 2023 1 min read
Hammersmith Medicines Research Ltd

Cyber gangsters had attacked the computer systems of a medical research company on standby to carry out trials of a possible future vaccine for the Covid-19 coronavirus.

The Maze ransomware group attacked the computer systems of Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR).

They published the personal details of thousands of former patients after the company declined to pay a ransom.

Source: https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252480425/Cyber-gangsters-hit-UK-medical-research-lorganisation-poised-for-work-on-Coronavirus

"id": "HAM1853231222",
"linkid": "hammersmith-medicines-research-ltd",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "03/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

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