February 12, 2024 at 07:43AM
Ransomware attack on Hipocrate Information System (HIS) caused 18+ Romanian hospitals to go offline. Ministry of Health is investigating with cybersecurity experts for recovery. The impacted hospitals include emergency, cancer treatment, and regional centers. Patient data encryption and potential data theft are being probed. RSC, the system’s company, has not yet issued a public statement.
Based on the meeting notes, the key takeaways are:
– A ransomware attack has taken down the healthcare management system, impacting at least 18 hospitals in Romania.
– The affected hospitals include emergency, regional, and cancer treatment centers.
– The Hipocrate Information System (HIS) used by hospitals to manage medical activity and patient data is currently offline after its database was encrypted.
– The Romanian Ministry of Health has initiated an investigation with IT specialists and cybersecurity experts from the National Cyber Security Directorate to assess recovery possibilities.
– The impacted hospitals’ list has been shared by the Ministry of Health, and there is currently no information on whether patients’ personal or medical data was also compromised.
– RSC, the company behind the Hipocrate healthcare system, has not issued a public statement regarding the incident, and their spokesperson was unavailable for comment.
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