Google mistakes the entire NHS for massive cyber-attacking botnet

‘Google is blocking access to the entire NHS network, mistaking the amount of traffic it is currently receiving as a cyber attack.
An email from an NHS trust’s IT department seen by The Register confirmed that the US search giant has mistaken the current traffic levels for a botnet.
The email headed “Google Access” stated: “Google is intermittently blocking access due to the amount of traffic from NHS Trusts Nationally (This is not being blocked by the IT Department).
“This is causing Google to think it is suffering from a cyber-attack. “We are advising staff to use an alternative search engine i.e. Bing to bypass this problem.’
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