Russian cyber attack on hospitals ‘contributed to patient death’

A patient died after a long wait for a blood test caused by a cyber attack on blood services at a London hospital (Jeff Moore/PA) - (PA Archive)

A patient death linked to a ransomware attack on hospital blood services is a “reminder of the threat Russia poses to our day-to-day life”, Government officials have said.

King’s College Hospital, in south London, said that a patient died “unexpectedly” during the cyber attack.