Ransomware cyber attack on AIIMS server, Delhi police files FIR
The attack has been reported to the appropriate law enforcement authorities, AIIMS had said in a statement.;
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New Delhi: Delhi Police have registered a case against unknown persons in the ransomware attack against servers of AIIMS-Delhi which have been down for more than 24 hours, officials said on Thursday.
After they came to know about the attack, the hospital authorities approached the south district police which then transferred the matter to the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi Police.
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Servers for National Informatics Centre's eHospital used at AIIMS-New Delhi have been down since 7 am Wednesday, affecting the healthcare centre's outpatient department (OPD) and sample collection services.
Since the servers went kaput, all these services have been running on manual mode, AIIMS authorities had earlier said.
A team from the National Informatics Centre (NIC) working at AIIMS has speculated the attack may have been caused by ransomware.
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