‘Russian criminals’ behind hospitals cyber attack

The hackers who targeted a number of London’s primary healthcare services including the King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ are believed to be from Russia. The group involved is known to operate on the dark web. The attacks on pathology services firm Synnovis obliged hospitals to declare a critical incident due to the interrupted services, which affected test results and blood transfusions, leading to cancelled surgeries and redirected emergency patients.