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Letters Unlocking NHS data

Healthcare must strengthen its cybersecurity

BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q2876 (Published 02 January 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:q2876
  1. Mair Crouch, author
  1. Glasgow, UK
  1. maircrouch{at}geneticsandlaw.co.uk

Crider and colleagues discuss the availability of personal and private medical records held by the NHS.1 Cybercrime is another area of concern.

I recently researched occurrences of cybercrime against medical records.2 It occurs worldwide and is often attached to ransom demands. Intel Security McAfee Laboratories says that cybercriminals are investing more time and resources into exploiting and selling healthcare …

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