AIIMS server hacked; hackers suspected of being in HK China, demand Rs 200 cr in cryptocurrency

AIIMS Delhi servers down for 15 hours, suspected ransomware assault

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In what seems to be a quite vicious cyberattack on the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, the hacking of 5 servers has possible compromised the non-public info of hundreds of thousands of sufferers. The hacking fraud or cybercrime is suspected to have been dedicated by Chinese language hackers (presumably seated in Hong Kong) and focused 5 main servers of the primary hospital.

In response to a report by information company ANI, hackers demanded round Rs 200 cr in cryptocurrency from AIIMS-Delhi as its server stays down for the sixth consecutive day; affected person care companies within the emergency, outpatient, inpatient and laboratory wings are manually managed: Sources

Hackers allegedly demanded round Rs 200 cr in cryptocurrency from AIIMS-Delhi as its server stays out or… t.co/YlMCFfxHNG

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2022

The ransomware assault is feared to have compromised the info of 3-4 million sufferers. Nonetheless, the FSL crew is at the moment investigating the info leak and IFSO officers are mentioned to have assured that no knowledge was misplaced.

India Right now cited sources and reported that the stolen knowledge was allegedly offered on the darkish net. To be particular, over 1,600 searches of stolen AIIMS knowledge have been accessible on the darkish net and included stolen knowledge from VVIPs together with politicians and celebrities.

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