Dozens of Hospitals offline in Romania
INCIDENT
Over a hundred Romanian healthcare facilities have been been affected by a ransomware attack, with some doctors forced to resort to pen and paper. Children's and emergency hospitals were among those hit, with other facilities going offline as a precaution. 25 Hospitals were affectec by the attack and 79 other healthcare facilities were taken offline while investigations were carried out to determine if they had been affected.
The cyber extortionists demanded 3.5 Bitcoin, worth over £130,000, to unlock vital files which they had encrypted. But Romanian cyber officials said data had been recently backed up, reducing the impact.
Incident Date
February 11, 2024
Location
Estimated Cost
3.5 bitcoin demanded. >100 hospitals affected
Type of Malware
Threat Source
No threat source identified
References
- Update: Services in 18 hospitals in Romania impacted by ransomware cyberattack
- UPDATE Cyber ​​attack on several hospitals in Romania: List of the 18 medical units attacked by hackers
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- Hospitals offline across Romania following ransomware attack on IT platform