Ransomware in UK Hospitals

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Dear Alder Hey Children's 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?

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Yours faithfully,

Rebecca Moody

info.gov, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Rebecca Moody,

 

Further to your request for information received 12^th October 2019 and
allocated reference number 2019 – 4910 please find our response attached.

 

 

Yours sincerely
Information Governance Team
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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