Ransomware in UK Hospitals

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Dear University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust,

1. In the last 5 years, how many times has your trust/hospital suffered from a ransomware attack? Please provide specific dates (months/years) if possible.
2. How much downtime did this cause (in hours)?
3. Did you pay the ransom? If so, how much was the ransom?
4. What was the total cost of the incident to your hospital/trust?

All of the data gathered will be anonymised in our final analysis and no individual trusts will be mentioned.

Yours faithfully,

Rebecca Moody

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Dear Ms Moody

 

Please see attached response to your FOI Request and Feedback Form from
UHMBT.

 

 

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Team
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Dear University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust,

 

1. In the last 5 years, how many times has your trust/hospital suffered
from a ransomware attack? Please provide specific dates (months/years) if
possible.

2. How much downtime did this cause (in hours)?

3. Did you pay the ransom? If so, how much was the ransom?

4. What was the total cost of the incident to your hospital/trust?

 

All of the data gathered will be anonymised in our final analysis and no
individual trusts will be mentioned.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Rebecca Moody

Freedom of Information (UHMB), University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

2 Attachments

Dear Ms Moody

 

Please see attached response to your FOI Request and Feedback Form from
UHMBT.

 

 

Kind regards

Freedom of Information Team
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust

Dear University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust,

 

1. In the last 5 years, how many times has your trust/hospital suffered
from a ransomware attack? Please provide specific dates (months/years) if
possible.

2. How much downtime did this cause (in hours)?

3. Did you pay the ransom? If so, how much was the ransom?

4. What was the total cost of the incident to your hospital/trust?

 

All of the data gathered will be anonymised in our final analysis and no
individual trusts will be mentioned.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Rebecca Moody