Incident not being investigated by police.
A Merseyside hospital has declared a major incident for “cybersecurity reasons."
According to BBC News, Wirral University Teaching Hospital has asked people to only attend the hospital if they have "a genuine emergency", and the ongoing incident at the Trust is likely to impact performance.
Merseyside Police has confirmed it is not investigating the incident.
“The Trust business continuity processes are in place and our focus remains on maintaining patient safety," a statement said. “However, this issue is likely to result in longer waits in the emergency department and assessment areas.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
