Breaches and incidents

Chandrapur Cancer Care Foundation (Maharashtra, India): ransomware encrypts hospital database, Rs 75 lakh demanded

UNI reports the cancer hospital’s IT team found a ransom note on its main server after an issue starting about 7:30 am on 1 Jun.

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What happened

  • UNI reports the cancer hospital’s IT team found a ransom note on its main server after an issue starting about 7:30 am on 1 Jun; officials said the entire database was encrypted and attackers demanded nearly Rs 75 lakh in Bitcoin. Whether patient data was copied is not stated.
  • Root cause: not disclosed.
  • Attacker: unidentified.
  • Response: not detailed in the accessible excerpt (full story behind login).