Hackers leak French hospital patient data in ransom fight


The Centre Hospitalier Sud-Francilien (CHSF) hospital in Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris. The data published on Sept 23, 2022 by the hackers responsible of the cyber attack in August against the CHSF ‘seems to concern our users, our staff and partners’ announced the CHSF on Sept 25. — AFP

ÉVRY, France: Hackers who crippled a French hospital and stole a trove of data last month have released personal records of patients online, officials have confirmed.

The cyberattackers demanded a multimillion dollar ransom from the Corbeil-Essonnes hospital near Paris a month ago, but the institution refused to pay.

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