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WannaCry exposes hospital continuity and preparedness gaps in the NHS

Dated 12 May 2017: WannaCry exposes hospital continuity and preparedness gaps in the NHS. In the causal graph this event strengthens the driver Cyber Resilience.

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What changed

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    1. FactWannaCry exposes hospital continuity and preparedness gaps in the NHS
    2. strengthensDriverCyber Resilience

    provisional weight · verified

Causal path

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  1. FactWannaCry exposes hospital continuity and preparedness gaps in the NHS
  2. strengthensDriverCyber Resilience

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Factrail. (2026). WannaCry exposes hospital continuity and preparedness gaps in the NHS. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/wannacry-exposes-nhs-cyber-resilience-gaps-2017

https://factrail.ai/facts/wannacry-exposes-nhs-cyber-resilience-gaps-2017

Accessed 15 October 2026.

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