NHS Dumfries and Galloway Warns of “Significant” Data Theft

NHS Scotland trust, Dumfries and Galloway, has warned of potential service disruption and data breach due to an ongoing cyber-attack. The intrusion into their system may have compromised patient-identifiable and staff-identifiable data. The healthcare provider is still assessing the extent of the breach with help from national cybersecurity groups and Scottish Government. The end goal of the cyber-attack remains unclear.