Qilin ransomware attack on NHS supplier contributed to patient fatality

The NHS says Qilin's ransomware attack on pathology services provider Synnovis last year led to the death of a patient.

King's College Hospital NHS Trust, one of the many trusts affected by Qilin's attack, confirmed the news on Wednesday.

An NHS spokesperson told The Register: "One patient sadly died unexpectedly during the cyberattack. As is standard practice when this happens, we undertook a detailed review of their care.

"The patient safety incident investigation identified a number of contributing factors that led to the patient's death. This included a long wait for a blood test result due to the cyberattack impacting pathology services at the time.

"We have met with the patient's family, and shared the findings of the safety investigation with them."

News of the patient's death broke yesterday, and follows figures from the South East London Integrated Care Board last week revealing that ...