HACKERS who attacked the region’s health board are unlikely to end up in court, police have said.
However, detective chief inspector Andy MacLean stated the group responsible for the NHS Dumfries and Galloway hacks earlier this year could face sanctions and the dismantling of their criminal network.
A group called INC Ransom, who are believed to be Russian, stole data including confidential information on patients and staff earlier this year. This included files such as test results, correspondence and x-rays.
The group demanded a ransom and then published the data on the internet when it wasn’t paid.
Det Ch Insp MacLean told the BBC: “We will try everything to identify their infrastructure, identify them, take any measures to stop them committing these crimes and take them to task for what they’ve done.
“Sanctions are becoming more common the more we identify these people.
“These individuals know they’re targeting health boards across the globe, they know the impact it’s going to have. It’s absolutely horrendous. It’s a heinous crime.”
