Hospi Grand West, a health group that operates nine clinics and care centers in Brittany and Loire regionwas subjected to a cyber attack on the night of October 3 to 4. The group’s administration determines that this is an attack Computer science He was confined to the Clinic of Wisdom in Rennes, which included a maternity ward and several surgical departments.
Personal data may have been stolen
A crisis unit was quickly set up at Al-Hikma Clinic to isolate computer systems and prevent the attack from spreading to other institutions. The scale of the cyberattack, at present, is neither officially known nor its nature. according to Western FranceHowever, the hackers behind the attack were to demand a ransom on October 5 from the group’s administration, which would then be identical to the ransom. Data leak.
Hence access Internet It was cut off inside a Rennes clinic, causing serious disruptions to access to patient files and online prescriptions. The administration made sure to ensure continuity of care and that emergency services continued to operate normally. The other eight institutions are still operating “Degraded computer mode” And internal reorganization to implement the Business Continuity Plan (BCP). For health centers providing surgical services, operations may be canceled this week on a case-by-case basis.
Breton health institutions were particularly targeted
last year, Rennes University Hospital was targeted Via ransomware that leaks personal data of patients and healthcare professionals. 300GB of data was published on the dark web a month after the cyber attack. Brest University Hospital also paid the price A cyber attack occurred three months ago, forcing the organization to act “Deteriorating situation”.
Hospi Grand Ouest was created in 2015 VYV Mutual Group. Apart from La Sagesse, in Rennes, the group runs clinics in Nantes, Lorient, Quimper, Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Nazaire and Fontenay-le-Comte. On its website, it claims to have supported more than 150,000 patients last year, representing 241,000 stays and sessions.
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