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Has the NHS of the UK been hacked?

Posted: 08 Apr 2016, 22:51
by elecplus
I got a strange email today. I know that it is spam. Has the UK NHS been hacked?

DONATION/csv=I Ms Bolten donates 10,000,000= to you, Contact Attr. Gates,for claims via this email;= bar.gates@yandex.com

With all of us in mind
This email and any attachments are confidential. If you think you have received it in error, please let the sender know immediately and then permanently delete it. If you are not the intended recipient any reading, printing, storage, disclosure or copying of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please be aware that the views expressed in this email may not be the views of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and that this email (and any attachments) may contain information that could be requested under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Trust is proud to hold the Government's Customer Service Excellence Standard. We are committed to continued excellence so please let us know if there is anything we can do to further improve.

For more information about our Trust, please visit www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk

Posted: 09 Apr 2016, 01:13
by Chyros
They're probably using the NHS as a scam name. I got a quite convincing-looking email from HM Customs and Revenue once that fooled half the department xD .

Re: Has the NHS of the UK been hacked?

Posted: 09 Apr 2016, 09:10
by Yslen
elecplus wrote:I got a strange email today. I know that it is spam. Has the UK NHS been hacked?

DONATION/csv=I Ms Bolten donates 10,000,000= to you, Contact Attr. Gates,for claims via this email;= bar.gates@yandex.com

With all of us in mind
This email and any attachments are confidential. If you think you have received it in error, please let the sender know immediately and then permanently delete it. If you are not the intended recipient any reading, printing, storage, disclosure or copying of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please be aware that the views expressed in this email may not be the views of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and that this email (and any attachments) may contain information that could be requested under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Trust is proud to hold the Government's Customer Service Excellence Standard. We are committed to continued excellence so please let us know if there is anything we can do to further improve.

For more information about our Trust, please visit http://www.southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk
One old PC with some malware firing out spam emails, I would say.