In the wake of the recent ransomware attack, AIIMS-Delhi issued a circular to all its staff stating that their computers connected to the network would be formatted. The AIIMS server has been down for seven days now and the current services are conducted in manual mode.
Hackers have allegedly demanded an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi as its server remained out of order, reported PTI.
Data leaks of key patients and also staff are feared with the server down for nearly a week. According to reports, data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the breach. Also, the server information of several VIPs, including former prime ministers, ministers, bureaucrats and judges.
Care services in the emergency, outpatient, inpatient and laboratory wings are presently in manual mode, as per media reports.
The Delhi Police, however, issued a statement, saying "no ransom demand as being quoted by certain sections of the media has been brought to notice by AIIMS authorities," reported PTI.
The India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), Delhi Police and representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs are investigating the ransomware attack.
A case of extortion and cyber terrorism was registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police on November 25.
The AIIMS network sanitisation is in progress. Antivirus solutions have been organised for servers and computers. It has been installed on nearly 1,200 out of 5,000 computers.
The AIIMS-Delhi in a statement said, "The data restoration and server cleaning is in progress and is taking some time due to the volume of data and large number of servers for the hospital services. Measures are being taken for cyber security."
All hospital services, including outpatient, in-patient and laboratories, continue to run on manual mode, it added.
-With PTI inputs
