Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it was “not aware of any evidence that the information has been accessed or used inappropriately”.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust said it was contacting patients whose data had been affected by the attack.
The National Cyber Security Centre has also published guidance, external for individuals and families about what you can do to protect yourself from the impact of data breaches.
In a statement, Synnovis said: “Expert advice indicates that the risk to individuals is low.”
Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime, said to contact the organisation if someone claims to have your data.
Deryck Mitchelson, a cyber-security expert from Systal Technology Solutions, told BBC Essex: “Medical data is some of the most valuable data on the dark web that the criminals are trying to sell and that’s what’s behind these attacks. It’s commercial. They’re trying to make money.”
He added criminals were now also using artificial intelligence to analyse different datasets to increase their value.
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