Healthcare records of three million Norwegians compromised in "professional" cyber attack

Sooraj Shah
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Norwegian information security centre blames 'advanced' and 'professional' hackers

Hackers have reportedly breached the systems of Norway's Health South East RHF, with nearly three million patients' data potentially compromised as a result. Health South-East is responsible for...

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