Belgian Hospital CHwapi victim of a cyberattack: operations canceled
INCIDENT
Cyberattack at Center Hospitalier de Wallonie Picarde (CHwapi) in Tournai, Belgium has left its systems crippled cancelling surgeries for 2 days and diverting emergency cases to other hospitals for one week.
No less than 80 of the 300 computer servers were affected. Since the personal data of the admissions department were no longer accessible, the staff has returned to using pen and paper. No computer theft was committed and no ransom demand was made.
A team from the federal police's Computer Crime Unit was on site to support the hospital's computer specialists.
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified