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Health
Ella Pickover

170 patients harmed as a result of cyber attack

A hand pressing keys of a laptop keyboard (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

Around 170 patients have suffered harm as a result of a cyber attack on blood services at London hospitals and GP surgeries, reports suggest.

Pathology services provider Synnovis was the victim of a ransomware attack by a Russian cyber gang in June last year.

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