A ransomware attack on a UK software provider for the NHS is being probed for possible patient data theft after experts issued a warning that thieves would use personal information as a negotiating chip. The attack happened last week.&nbsp;

Guardian reports that when asked about "potential data access or exfiltration," Advanced, which offers services for NHS 111 and patient records, stated that it was looking into "potentially impacted data" and would update when it learned more.&nbsp;

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UK data watchdog, Information Commissioner’s Officer, which regulates the protection of people's data in the UK has acknowledged that it has been informed of the situation and said that it was conducting inquiries.

Speaking to Guardian, information security consultant Alexi Drew says that the ICO’s, involvement, raises major questions about whether sensitive data had been stolen.

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"If the ICO is involved, they have to think that there is a credible risk that personal data has been stolen."

According to Drew, ransomware gangs frequently requested money to decrypt files that they lock during the attack. ANother possibility is that&nbsp;they may also ask for money in exchange for information or as a form of blackmail, she added.

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The Advanced Adastra system, which aids 111 administrators in ambulance dispatch and serves as a patient management system for emergency care, has also been impacted by the hack.

According to a report published on Wednesday by the Health Service Journal, at least nine NHS mental health trusts would be without access to the records of vulnerable patients for at least three weeks due to a "system outage" of the Carenotes electronic patient record, an Advanced product.

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A ransomware attack on a UK software provider for the NHS is being probed for possible patient data theft after experts issued a warning that thieves would use personal information as a negotiating chip.

A ransomware attack on a UK software provider for the NHS is being probed for possible patient data theft after experts issued a warning that thieves would use personal information as a negotiating chip. The attack happened last week. Guardian reports that when asked about "potential data access or exfiltration," Advanced, which offers services for NHS 111 and patient records, stated that it was looking into "potentially impacted data" and would update when it learned more. Watch | People turn back to cash as prices rise, cost of living crisis worsens in the UK UK data watchdog, Information Commissioner’s Officer, which regulates the protection of people's data in the UK has acknowledged that it has been informed of the situation and said that it was conducting inquiries. Speaking to Guardian, information security consultant Alexi Drew says that the ICO’s, involvement, raises major questions about whether sensitive data had been stolen. Also read | Archie Battersbee's parents to knock at European Human Rights office as a last-ditch effort "If the ICO is involved, they have to think that there is a credible risk that personal data has been stolen." According to Drew, ransomware gangs frequently requested money to decrypt files that they lock during the attack. ANother possibility is that they may also ask for money in exchange for information or as a form of blackmail, she added. Also read | For the first time since March, US gasoline price drops below $4 The Advanced Adastra system, which aids 111 administrators in ambulance dispatch and serves as a patient management system for emergency care, has also been impacted by the hack. According to a report published on Wednesday by the Health Service Journal, at least nine NHS mental health trusts would be without access to the records of vulnerable patients for at least three weeks due to a "system outage" of the Carenotes electronic patient record, an Advanced product. (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION LIVE HERE: You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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