The third party supplier was not named.
The mobile numbers of Scottish NHS staff at seven health boards have been compromised following a software company data breach.
According to Future Scot, a unnamed third party supplier was impacted by a security incident that led to the mobile phone numbers of temporary ‘bank staff’ being exposed online.
Scott Barnett, head of information and cybersecurity at NHS National Services Scotland, said: “Our supplier has assured us that the situation was promptly addressed. Although the incident did not directly target any NHS Scotland board, some workforce data has unfortunately been compromised affecting a small number of staff.
“Impacted staff will be notified and will receive appropriate advice and guidance from their respective NHS Scotland Boards. There was no risk to patient data as a result of this incident.”
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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.
