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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

HIV tests dropped and a return to paper working: Inside the hospitals held to ransom by Russian hackers

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A cyberattack on NHS hospitals could take months to resolve, with HIV tests and cervical cancer screening dropped and staff working on paper, The Independent has been told by insiders.

On Monday, major London hospitals were targeted by a ransomware attack by Russian hackers, which took out IT systems responsible for reporting patient tests.

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