NHS data leak raises ‘serious questions’ about Manchester University cyber attack

A cyber attack on the University of Manchester may have compromised the data of more than one million NHS patients, sparking concerns about data sharing risks. Patients affected were potentially trauma and terror incident victims, whose most sensitive details had been collected for research by the university. The data is believed to include patients’ NHS numbers and initial postcode letters. The incident highlights concerns about the safety of personal identifiable information accessed by private commercial organisations such as universities.