Hackers obtain patient data from NHS Dumfries and Galloway

Cyber-attack by Inc Ransom yielded data on at least a small number' of patients, health board says

A hacker group is in possession of at least a small number" of patients' data after a cyber-attack, NHS Dumfries and Galloway has said.

Reports emerged on Wednesday of a post by the group Inc Ransom on its darknet blog, alleging it had three terabytes of data from NHS Scotland, although the Scottish government said the incident had been contained to the one health board.