United Kingdom
GBR
Wirral University Teaching Hospital cyber incident disrupts clinical services
A cyber incident at Wirral University Teaching Hospital in late November 2024 forced IT systems offline and triggered paper-based business-continuity procedures. Appointments and scheduled procedures were postponed, blood-testing clinics were canceled and emergency-department waiting times increased while clinical systems were restored.
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Estimated severity
76 / 100
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Source reliability
96 / 100
Approximate Date
25/11/2024
Targeted Company
WIRRAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United Kingdom
Affected countries
United Kingdom
Impacted regions
England · United Kingdom
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Healthcare & Public Health
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
wuth.nhs.ukhttps://www.wuth.nhs.uk/news/latest-news/2024/12/incident-update/bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-hospital-network-postpones-procedures-after-cyberattack/riversidesurgerywirral.nhs.ukhttps://riversidesurgerywirral.nhs.uk/blood-test-appointment-cancellations-due-to-wuth-cyber-security-issues/