NHS Dumfries and Galloway alerts “every household” in the region over potential exposure during February cyber attack

NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s CEO, Julie White, has informed residents that data linked to x-rays and test results may have been exposed in a ransomware attack in February. The region’s households have also been warned of potential identity theft and extortion attempts. White confirmed the scale of the attack was larger than originally anticipated, with an advisory to residents to assume that their data has been copied and published.