A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that 87 NHS Trusts in England, Scotland and Wales – just under 34 percent of the total – have been targeted by ransomware attacks within the last 18 months. All 260 Trusts responded to the FOI request, submitted by digital workplace firm RES, while 18 claimed exemption to providing information due to data rules around patient safety and four others either had been absorbed by another trust or didn’t hold the relevant information.
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