After AIIMS Delhi, any other best sanatorium within the town Safdarjung Hospital has been hit by means of cyber assault. Safdarjung Hospital officers stated that the sanatorium confronted a cyber-attack. However, the wear and tear was once now not as serious because it have been for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) sanatorium. “There was a cyberattack. Our server was also down in November for a single day, but data was secured. It was handled by IT, National Informatics Center (NIC) which revived the systems,” stated Medical Superintendent Safdarjung Hospital Dr BL Sherwal.
What was once the problem
The officers stated that the not likely AIIM’s cyberattack on Safdarjung Hospital was once now not ransomware assault and that the sanatorium’s IP was once blocked.
Services at Safdarjung Hospital now not badly affected
According to the officers, the sanatorium runs OPD products and services manually subsequently it had now not been badly affected. “In November only for one day, we heard that the server was down for some time but later they got revived. Most of the time we do our work manually,” stated a senior resident physician.
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AIIMS server is still down
The server at AIIMS is still down because the cyber assault on November 23. Internet products and services are nonetheless blocked and no knowledge has reportedly been shared by means of the management with the sanatorium college and workforce. All sanatorium products and services, together with outpatient, in-patient, laboratories, and so on proceed to run on guide mode. The products and services are prone to get started in the course of subsequent week manually. Approximately 3000 computer systems were scanned and antivirus has additionally been uploaded for long run protection.
AIIMS e-Hospital information restored
Earlier this week, AIIMS issued a observation pronouncing that the e-Hospital information has been restored. “The e-Hospital data has been restored on the servers. The network is being sanitized before the services can be restored. The process is taking some time due to the volume of data and the large number of servers/computers for the hospital services. Measures are being taken for cyber security. The laboratory information system (LIS) database and other dependent databases have been restored.
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Chinese hackers hand suspected
The investigation into the incident of hacking of computers at AIIMS has pointed towards the role of China-based hackers, sources told TOI. The probe also suggests that the hackers may have started putting the data for sale on the dark web as their demands were not met, the source added. This has raised fears of confidential data of lakhs of patients, including politicians, having been leaked. Officials are, however, denying that any data has been compromised. Investigation has confirmed that five main servers were targeted by the Chinese hackers who subsequently put it on the dark web.
delhi police report FIR
Delhi Police has filed an FIR of extortion and cyber terrorism at the grievance of AIIMS safety officer. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has additionally joined the investigation. The India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), intelligence bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) representatives too are probing the incident.
What was once the problem
The officers stated that the not likely AIIM’s cyberattack on Safdarjung Hospital was once now not ransomware assault and that the sanatorium’s IP was once blocked.
Services at Safdarjung Hospital now not badly affected
According to the officers, the sanatorium runs OPD products and services manually subsequently it had now not been badly affected. “In November only for one day, we heard that the server was down for some time but later they got revived. Most of the time we do our work manually,” stated a senior resident physician.
Also Read:AIIMS-Delhi products and services to start out going again on-line from December 6
AIIMS server is still down
The server at AIIMS is still down because the cyber assault on November 23. Internet products and services are nonetheless blocked and no knowledge has reportedly been shared by means of the management with the sanatorium college and workforce. All sanatorium products and services, together with outpatient, in-patient, laboratories, and so on proceed to run on guide mode. The products and services are prone to get started in the course of subsequent week manually. Approximately 3000 computer systems were scanned and antivirus has additionally been uploaded for long run protection.
AIIMS e-Hospital information restored
Earlier this week, AIIMS issued a observation pronouncing that the e-Hospital information has been restored. “The e-Hospital data has been restored on the servers. The network is being sanitized before the services can be restored. The process is taking some time due to the volume of data and the large number of servers/computers for the hospital services. Measures are being taken for cyber security. The laboratory information system (LIS) database and other dependent databases have been restored.
Also Read:Held to ransom: Healthcare sector is a sitting duck to cybercriminals. AIIMS and other hospitals must shore up security systems
Chinese hackers hand suspected
The investigation into the incident of hacking of computers at AIIMS has pointed towards the role of China-based hackers, sources told TOI. The probe also suggests that the hackers may have started putting the data for sale on the dark web as their demands were not met, the source added. This has raised fears of confidential data of lakhs of patients, including politicians, having been leaked. Officials are, however, denying that any data has been compromised. Investigation has confirmed that five main servers were targeted by the Chinese hackers who subsequently put it on the dark web.
delhi police report FIR
Delhi Police has filed an FIR of extortion and cyber terrorism at the grievance of AIIMS safety officer. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has additionally joined the investigation. The India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), intelligence bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) representatives too are probing the incident.
