Monday November 28 2022, 12.00am GMT, The Times
The Scottish health secretary, Humza Yousaf, was accused of suppressing details of the ransomware attack
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A cyberattack crippled NHS systems in Scotland for months, forcing doctors to keep patient records on pieces of paper and emails, it has been revealed.
Humza Yousaf, the health secretary, has been accused of suppressing details of the hack amid fears that millions of confidential records could have been stolen.
The ransomware attack, which crippled the Adastra system, blocked access to patient records from early August, with some parts still not functional.
The security breach has been described as one of the worst cyberattacks in the history of the NHS, affecting up to 5.5 million patients across Scotland as well as services in England and Wales. The National Cyber Security Centre and GCHQ are involved in the investigation.
MSPs have questioned why the Scottish government
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