UK Hospital Asks Court to Stymie Ransomware Data Leak

Clop Ransomware Group Targeted NHS Barts Health in August Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • December 8, 2025

A National Health Service hospital is seeking assistance from the U.K. High Court to stymie a potential data leak tied to a ransomware hack.

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The NHS Barts Health hospital in London on Friday said ransomware group Clop targeted its network in August. The hospital said the group accessed data, which the group posted to its darkweb portal.

"We are taking urgent action and seeking a High Court order to ban the publication, use or sharing of this data by anyone," the hospital said.

The hackers did not compromise its "core IT infrastructure," but accessed invoice data that consisted of names and addresses of patients and staff liable for payments, said NHS Barts Health, which runs five hospitals and is ...