United Kingdom
GBR
Ransomware at NHS IT supplier Advanced disrupts NHS 111 and related services UK‑wide
Advanced confirmed a ransomware attack detected at 07:00 BST on 04/08/2022 that impacted NHS 111 and other services. NHS bodies reported outages in referral and out‑of‑hours systems, with the Welsh Ambulance Service describing a significant, far‑reaching outage affecting all UK nations. Advanced isolated impacted environments and began restoration.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
93
Source reliability
93 / 100
Approximate Date
04/08/2022
Targeted Company
ADVANCED
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
NHS 111 (Downstream customer)WELSH AMBULANCE SERVICE (Downstream customer)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United Kingdom
Affected countries
United Kingdom
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityDownstream customer disruption
Affected sectors
Technology & IT Services
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
RansomwareThird-party or partner compromise
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
bbc.comhttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62506039bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-nhs-suffers-outage-after-cyberattack-on-managed-service-providerbbc.comhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-62442127theguardian.comhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/05/nhs-111-expects-delays-after-cyber-attack-causes-system-outage