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London hospitals face blood shortage after Synnovis ransomware attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/london@feddit.uk

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/17147217

England's NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued an urgent call to O Positive and O Negative blood donors to book appointments and donate after last week's cyberattack on pathology provider Synnovis impacted multiple hospitals in London.

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[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you want to help, blood.co.uk is the place to sign up!

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Good shout - it's going to be a tricky time for a bit and ever pint is a big help.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So the blood supply has been hacked? Do we have to be scared of Evampires now?

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

You mean you weren't already?

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This is a reminder to the NHSBT in this, the month of June, that they would greatly increase the number of potential blood donors if they were to scrap one particular policy.