Hackers cripple prestigious Indian hospital’s Internet systems

Ransomware payments have skyrocketed in recent years, US government data shows, as many groups have adopted a type of double extortion. In addition to encrypting files and demanding money, they also are stealing private troves of data and threatening to release it if their demands aren’t met. — Image by pressfoto on Freepik

Cyberattackers have crippled systems at one of India’s most prominent hospitals for a week, forcing the institution to operate a raft of key medical services and labs manually.

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences – a hospital that’s traditionally treated the country’s top politicians – has succumbed to a ransomware attack that’s shut down centralised records since Nov 23, the institution said in a statement.