Ransomware attack continues to disrupt healthcare in London nearly two years later
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What happened
A set of cyber and national-security news items: (1) More than 18 months after a ransomware incident disrupted hospitals in South East London, at least one NHS trust still lacks fully restored systems and faces large backlogs of delayed test results, indicating prolonged patient-care impact. (2) A coordinated international takedown involving more than 20 countries resulted in arrests tied to ‘PowerOFF’ — DDoS-for-hire platforms selling cheap access to denial-of-service attacks. (3) Ukraine confirmed a suspected APT28 (Fancy Bear) campaign targeting prosecutors and anti-corruption agencies that
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