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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Weaver

NHS IT firm faces £6m fine over medical records hack

NHS staff work in a hospital ward in England
The information commissioner said he hoped the fine would encourage companies to better protect private data. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA Media

A software provider faces being fined more than £6m over a 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care services in England, the data protection regulator has announced.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said it had provisionally found that Advanced Computer Software Group had failed to implement measures to protect the personal information of 82,946 people who were affected by the attack, which included some sensitive information.

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