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BREAKING: @BBCNews learns police have suspended work with UK's biggest private provider of forensic services - after a ransomware attack on Eurofins. It carries out DNA testing, toxicology analysis, firearms testing and computer forensics work.
@BBCNews Emergency police emergency response put in place on June 3, led by @PoliceChiefs to manage flow of forensic submissions to other providers. It's understood t's leading to delays in forensic testing and will have an impact on court cases.
@BBCNews @PoliceChiefs This is third major forensic science problem to hit law enforcement following collapse of Key Forensic Services and criminal investigation into alleged irregularities at Randox Testing.
@BBCNews @PoliceChiefs Eurofins caters for over 50% of UK forensic science market. As well as @PoliceChiefs 'gold group', @cpsuk says it's "assessing current cases to identify any impact on criminal trials... and will ensure all necessary action is taken to allow them to proceed fairly."
@BBCNews @PoliceChiefs @cpsuk Potential impact of Eurofins cyber attack on UK forensics is becoming clearer. The company processes 70,000 cases for police & law enforcement each year. Since June 2nd all work has had to go elsewhere, or wait for availability. There isn't enough capacity in the maket to cope.
