NHS software provider fined over ransomware attack

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By Martyn Landi, PA Media

The UK’s data protection watchdog has fined a software provider £3 million over a 2022 ransomware incident which disrupted some NHS services.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said Advanced Computer Software Group had been fined over security failings that put the personal information of 79,404 people at risk.