The cyber criminals responsible for causing major disruption at London hospitals say they are “sorry" for all the harm caused but are “not to blame”.
Experts are sceptical, however, with Jen Ellis, from the organisation Ransomware Task Force, telling the BBC that "cyber criminals like this gang lie routinely." Qilin refused to be more specific about its political allegiance or geography "for security reasons". On their darknet site, crew members regularly post details about their latest victims - of the dozens currently listed there are no others purportedly linked to political activism.
It meant that blood tests and information sharing could not be carried out using the normal computerised systems.