“We’re not able to tell you who’s behind the attack. That work is still ongoing,” she told BBC radio.
She said Britain’s National Cyber Security Center was working with the country’s health service to ensure the attack was contained, while the National Crime Agency was working with them to find out where it came from.
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Rudd said the attack was not specifically targeted at Britain’s health service.
“(The virus) feels random in terms of where it’s gone to and where it’s been opened,” she said.
Though 45 health service organisations in England and Scotland were affected by malicious software, no patient data has been accessed or transferred, said Rudd. The minister said lessons had to be learned from the attack.
“There will be lessons to learn... Why is it certain regions are affected more than others? Is it to do with the software? Is it to do with better IT?”
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