Synnovis, a leading UK pathology services provider, is notifying healthcare providers that a data breach occurred following a ransomware attack in June 2024, which resulted in the theft of some patients’ data.
Founded in 2021, Synnovis is a partnership between international medical diagnostics provider SYNLAB, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. It provides pathology services to UK healthcare organisations, including the National Health Service (NHS).
Synnovis is now reaching out to affected organizations, including NHS hospitals and clinics, but will not contact patients directly. Patient notifications will be handled by the impacted NHS organizations, as required by UK data protection law.
“We have now begun notifying the organisations whose data was affected and expect to conclude this process by 21 November 2025. This marks the latest stage of investigation that has taken a large team of forensic experts and data specialists over a year to complete,” Synnovis said in a Monday press release.
“The stolen data was unstructured, incomplete and fragmented, requiring the use of highly specialised platforms and bespoke processes to piece it together – factors which heavily influenced the duration of the investigation.”
Source: Bleeping Computer