Cybersecurity incident — 2017-08-29 00:00:00
Affected organization: NHS Lanarkshire
Affected country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Industry: Health Care and Social Assistance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

NHS services in Lanarkshire (Scotland) are hit by a new ransomware campaign. The culprit is identified as a new variant of Bitpaymer ransomware.