MRC Prion Unit and Institute of Prion Diseases

MRC Prion Unit and Institute of Prion Diseases was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to crypto24 in January 2026. The organization, operating in the Healthcare sector in United Kingdom, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

crypto24 operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.

According to our guidelines, full data will be released once the timer expires.