AIIMS Cyber Attack | How has the server been compromised?

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AIIMS Cyber Attack
AIIMS Cyber Attack

AIIMS Cyber Attack: One of the most prominent hospitals in India, the AIIMS institute, was the target of a ransomware attack that exposed patient data and disrupted digital hospital systems like the smart lab, billing, report generating, and appointment scheduling. Data on the servers has been recovered one week after the incident. additionally, the network is being cleaned. However, the procedure is taking its time and is having an impact on many people. How soon will the data be completely restored? How has the server compromise affected patients? Learn more!

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How has the AIIMS server been compromised and affected the patients? | AIIMS Cyber Attack

AIIMS servers are still down for the sixth day in a row, Hackers have allegedly demanded a ransom of Rs 200 crore. Hospital officials are worried about the breach.

This breach was discovered on Wednesday morning last week and may have compromised the medical records or data of 3–4 crore patients.

According to some reliable sources, Investigating agencies advised disabling internet access on hospital computers. Patient care services for outpatient, inpatient, emergency, and laboratory wings are being managed manually while things become normal.

Delhi Police and the Ministry of Home Affairs, are looking into this ransomware attack with the India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN).

Servers at AIIMS that are required for hospital services are being scanned and cleaned by the NIC team for infections.

Additionally, the AIIMS network sanitization is ongoing, and this work is happening 24×7.

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