TV Horizon - Season 54 Episode 8 : Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped Horizon - Season 54 Episode 8 : Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped 7.516/10 by 32 users A few weeks ago, the National Health Service was hit by a widespread and devastating cyber attack - Horizon tells the inside story of one of the most challenging days in the history of the NHS. On the morning of 12 May the attack started. Appointment systems, pathology labs, x-rays and even CT scanners were infected - putting not just data but patients lives at risk, and on every screen a simple - some may even say polite - message appeared. 'Ooops, your files have been encrypted!' But what followed was far from civilised. It was very clear that all the data on an infected machine was now scrambled and only the hackers could unscramble it. For a price - and with an extra twist - after a few days the ransom money doubled, and if nothing was paid within a week, the hackers threatened to destroy all the data - forever Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 54 Episode 8 : Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped Alternative Titles BBC Horizon First Air Date 1964-02-04 Last Air Date 2024-07-22 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 60 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 54 :Episode 1 Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth 2017-01-19 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 2 Hair Care Secrets Hair Care Secrets 2017-01-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 3 ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner 2017-04-25 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 4 Why Did I Go Mad? Why Did I Go Mad? 2017-05-02 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 5 Strange Signals from Outer Space! Strange Signals from Outer Space! 2017-05-16 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 6 Space Volcanoes Space Volcanoes 2017-05-23 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 7 Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue Antarctica - Ice Station Rescue 2017-06-07 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 8 Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped Cyber Attack - The Day the NHS Stopped 2017-06-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 9 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future 2017-06-19 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 10 Dawn of the Driverless Car Dawn of the Driverless Car 2017-06-29 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 11 Dippy and the Whale Dippy and the Whale 2017-07-13 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 12 What Makes a Psychopath? What Makes a Psychopath? 2017-08-29 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 13 Mars - A Traveller's Guide Mars - A Traveller's Guide 2017-09-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 14 Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn 2017-09-18 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 54 :Episode 15 Being Transgender Being Transgender 2017-09-26 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.