Question reference: S6W-27143
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 1 May 2024
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Current status: Answered by Neil Gray on 13 May 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how the reported cyber attacks in NHS Scotland led to medical information about patients being accessed.
Answer
A cyber threat actor was able to gain unauthorised access to NHS Dumfries and Galloway's infrastructure during a targeted and sustained cyber-attack. As the member will understand,NHS Dumfries and Galloway's IT infrastructure contains information that includes patient's medical information.
The member may find the frequently asked questions published by NHS Dumfries and Galloway to be of use in finding further information: Cyber Attack – FAQ – NHS Dumfries & Galloway (nhsdg.co.uk) .