Cyberattack impacts Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital, patient data stolen
A cyberattack on November 28, 2024, impacted three NHS organizations in Liverpool: Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital. Criminals gained unlawful access to data through a shared digital gateway service. The ransomware group 'INC Ransom' claimed responsibility and published screenshots of stolen data, including sensitive patient records, donor reports, procurement data, names, addresses, medical records, and financial details. The compromised data is believed to span from 2018 to 2024.
Signal context
First seen: Nov 28, 2024
Last updated: Jul 2, 2026
Status: Public signal
Key points
- Cyberattack on November 28, 2024, affecting three Liverpool NHS trusts.
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, and Royal Liverpool University Hospital impacted.
- Data accessed through a shared digital gateway service.
Signal analysis
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Sector: Finance and Insurance
Likely country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
inferred from company domain
Watch ransomware, endpoint compromise and business interruption exposure.
- Source type: outside the affected organization
Impact area: Confidentiality, Availability
Likely asset: User or customer data
- 22 signals in the same sector
- 100 signals with the same likely impact area
- 1 signal linked to this organization/domain
External sources
Data published online following data breach at Alder Hey - Digital Healthhttps://www.digitalhealth.net/2024/12/data-published-online-following-data-breach-at-alder-hey/Public source from digitalhealth.net.
Cyber attackers could release data stolen from Liverpool hospitals before NHS can investigatehttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/nhs-liverpool-royal-liverpool-university-hospital-national-crime-agency-b2658824.htmlPublic source from independent.co.uk.
Royal cardiology patient data - NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Grouphttps://www.rlbuht.nhs.uk/news/royal-cardiology-patient-data/Public source from rlbuht.nhs.uk.
Shared Digital Gateway Was Source Of Three NHS Ransomware Attacks - CYBER ERAhttps://cyberera.co.uk/shared-digital-gateway-was-source-of-three-nhs-ransomware-attacks/Public source from cyberera.co.uk.
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