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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

More than a million NHS patients’ details compromised after cyberattack

NHS details of more than a million patients have been compromised in a cyberattack, senior health chiefs have been warned.

A recent ransomware attack on the University of Manchester affected an NHS patient data set that holds information on 1.1 million patients across 200 hospitals, leaks to The Independent have confirmed.

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