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AIIMS server hacking Delhi Police launch probe services to restore online from December 6

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Delhi AIIMS server hacking: A special cell of Delhi Police has launched an investigation into the alleged malware attack in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. According to official sources, a team of the Central Forensic Lab (CFSL) has been pressed into the service to check the infected server of the AIIMS Delhi to identify the source of the malware attack.

A joint team of CFSL Delhi and Ahmadabad is also trying to ascertain if the attack was initiated from outside the country.The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of Delhi police, which was earlier known as the Cyber Prevention Awareness Detection (CyPAD) unit, has also initiated a parallel investigation, said IFSO sources. “The exact source of hacking is not known yet,” they said.

Official sources said that multiple departments of the Union Home Ministry and IT Ministry are involved in the rectification and restoration of servers affected in the alleged malware attack. The sources said that a formal investigation to ascertain how the AIIMS Delhi’s servers were hacked has been initiated by Delhi Police, while a team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has also reached AIIMS Delhi and joined the investigation. “The CFSL’s report is awaited, and the Delhi police will release an official statement only after the report,” sources said.

The AIIMS Delhi reported a failure in its servers on November 23, and the servers remain out of order ever since then. Two of the analysts deployed to look after the servers’ securities have also been suspended for the alleged breach of cyber security. AIIMS Delhi authorities in a statement issued on Tuesday last claimed that the e-Hospital data has been restored.

“The eHospital data has been restored on the servers. The network is being sanitized before the services can be restored. The process is taking some time due to the volume of data and the large number of servers/computers for the hospital services. Measures are being taken for cyber…

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AIIMS Server: Hacking of AIIMS server raises serious questions about cyber security in country: Congress

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The Congress on Tuesday hit out at the Modi government over the hacking of the AIIMS server and said it raises “serious questions” about cyber security in the country. AICC general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s promise of a new cyber security policy which he announced two years ago.

“It has been a week since the server of AIIMS was hacked. It raises serious questions about the cyber security of the country. In 2020, PM Modi had announced that the country will soon have a new cyber security policy. It’s been two years and we’re still waiting,” Venugopal said on Twitter.

Services at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi remained affected on the seventh consecutive day, official sources said.

It is feared that data of around 3-4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the breach detected on November 23.
Patient care services in emergency, outpatient, inpatient and laboratory wings are being managed manually as the server remained down, the sources said.

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”.

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 official sources said internet services are blocked on computers at the hospital on the recommendations of the investigating agencies.

The AIIMS server has stored data of several VIPs, including former prime ministers, ministers, bureaucrats and judges.

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Police deny ransom demand of Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency as server remains down for 6th day

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All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

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New Delhi: The server of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi remained affected for the sixth consecutive day on Monday. The hackers, meanwhile, have allegedly demanded an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the hospital authorities, official sources said on Monday.

However, the Delhi Police has claimed that no ransom demand, as being quoted by certain sections of the media, has been brought to the notice by the AIIMS authorities.

Meanwhile, the AIIMS computer facility on Monday wrote to all departments of the institute to make a backup of their files which are connected to the institute’s networks as they will have to be formatted and cleaned in the aftermath of the ransomware attack.

Reports said that it is being feared that the data of around 3 to 4 crore patients could have been compromised due to the hacking detected on Wednesday morning, reported PTI.

On Monday, AIIMS management informed that data restoration and server cleaning are in progress and the authorities are taking time due to the volume of data and large number of servers for hospital services.

“Measures are being taken for cyber security. All hospital services, including outpatient, in-patient, and laboratories continued to run on manual mode,” informed the hospital authorities.

On the other hand, Patient care services, including emergency, outpatient, inpatient, and laboratory are being managed manually as the server continued to remain down on Monday.

The India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN), Delhi Police, and representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs have started an investigation into the ransomware attack, reported PTI.

On November 25, an extortion and cyber terrorism case was registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police.

At present, internet services have been blocked on computers at the hospital on the recommendations of the investigating agencies, said officials.

It may be worth mentioning here that the AIIMS server has stored data of several VIPs, including former prime ministers, ministers, bureaucrats, and judges.

“Hackers have…

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AIIMS server down: Chinese hackers suspected; services moved to manual mode and other details

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has been hit by a massive ransomware attack. The digital services at the country’s premier healthcare institution have been down since 7am on Wednesday (November 23). Delhi Police has filed an FIR for cyber terrorism and extortion.The FIR has been registered under 66F (cyber terrorism) and 66 (computer related fraud) of the Information Technology Act and section 385 (extortion) at IFSO, special cell.
‘Chinese connection’ likely
“Prima facie, it appears that a weak firewall and outdated systems apart from lack of cloud-based servers made the bid, most probably by Chinese hackers possible,” say officials. Information on whether any significant research or health data has been stolen is not yet available.
AIIMS officials have confirmed that this was a ransomware attack – a type of cyber hacking in which a cyberattacker deployed ransomware or malicious software in the victim’s systems that encrypts the data. The attacker then asks for a “ransom” to restore access for the victim.
Citing sources, a media report said that the extortion amount has not been disclosed by the hackers yet. Furthemore, the cyberattackers have reportedly given a protonmail address for the authorities to connect with them to recover system data and decrypt files. They have reportedly modified the extensions of infected files.
NIC, Cert-In helping to restore services
AIIMS reported the massive cyber attack on Wednesday (November 23) and said that all patient care services have been badly impacted since 7 am. The hospital authorities confirmed that the server for National Informatics Centre‘s eHospital being used is down. National Information Centre (NIC), along with CERT-In, are helping in the restoration of services.
Also Read: AIIMS hit by ransomware attack: What does ransomware mean, how dangerous it is and other details
Basic services hit
The cyberattack has affected basic daily operations such as appointments, patient registrations and admissions and billing systems, at one of the biggest state-owned hospitals. “With the server being down, the outpatient and inpatient digital hospital services, including smart lab, billing, report generation and…

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