Delhi AIIMS cyber attack originated from China, 5 hacked servers successfully retrieved
"AIIMS Delhi server attack was by the Chinese, FIR details that the attack had originated from China. Of 100 servers (40 physical and 60 virtual), five physical servers were successfully infiltrated by the hackers. The damage would have been far worse but is now contained. Data in the five servers have been successfully retrieved now," said the source from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).;
New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi cyber attack that crippled the services of the premier institute was carried out by Chinese hackers. Of 100 servers (40 physical and 60 virtual), five physical servers were successfully infiltrated by the hackers but data from them has been successfully retrieved.
The attack on the computer server of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi was carried out by Chinese hackers, a senior government source said on Wednesday, adding that data in the five servers have been successfully retrieved now.
"AIIMS Delhi server attack was by the Chinese, FIR details that the attack had originated from China. Of 100 servers (40 physical and 60 virtual), five physical servers were successfully infiltrated by the hackers. The damage would have been far worse but is now contained. Data in the five servers have been successfully retrieved now," said the source from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
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