German hospital hacked, patient taken to another city dies

An ambulance drives past the University Hospital in Duesseldorf, Germany. German authorities say a hacker attack caused the partial failure of IT systems at a major hospital in Duesseldorf, and a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be taken to another city for treatment. — dpa via AP

BERLIN: German authorities said on Sept 17 that an apparently misdirected ransomware attack caused the failure of IT systems at a major hospital in Duesseldorf, and a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be taken to another city for treatment.

The woman’s death appeared to be the first resulting from a ransomware attack, even if indirectly so.