SCAS NHS 111

NHS 111 services were targeted by cyber hackers in a ransomware attack that left its staff “working on paper” and patients told to expect delays.

The system that allowed the call handlers to dispatch ambulances, book patients out-of-hours urgent appointments, or fulfil emergency prescriptions got crashed.

The firm behind the system, Advanced had lost service on a number of its systems as a result of a cyber-attack.

Advanced’s Adstra software is used by 85 per cent of NHS 111 services and impacted around 40 million patients.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/nhs-111-service-vendor-hit-by-cyberattack-that-sounds-like-ransomware-incident/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/nhs-111

"id": "sca2221141222",
"linkid": "nhs-111",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "08/2022",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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                        'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'United Kingdom',
                        'name': 'NHS 111',
                        'type': 'Health Service'},
                       {'industry': 'Technology',
                        'name': 'Advanced',
                        'type': 'Software Company'}],
 'description': 'NHS 111 services were targeted by cyber hackers in a '
                "ransomware attack that left its staff 'working on paper' and "
                'patients told to expect delays. The system that allowed the '
                'call handlers to dispatch ambulances, book patients '
                'out-of-hours urgent appointments, or fulfil emergency '
                'prescriptions got crashed. The firm behind the system, '
                'Advanced had lost service on a number of its systems as a '
                'result of a cyber-attack. Advanced’s Adstra software is used '
                'by 85 per cent of NHS 111 services and impacted around 40 '
                'million patients.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': ["Staff 'working on paper'",
                                   'Delays for patients'],
            'systems_affected': ['NHS 111 services',
                                 "Advanced's Adstra software"]},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on NHS 111 Services',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}