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100 Romanian hospitals Third-Party Breach (February 2024)

πŸ“… 2024-02-01 🏒 Hipocrate Information System (HIS)
Primary Source β†—

Incident Details

Ransomware attack forces 100 Romanian hospitals to go offline. 100 hospitals across Romania have taken their systems offline after a ransomware attack hit their healthcare management system. Update: The article and title have been revised to reflect the increasing number of impacted hospitals. The Hipocrate Information System (HIS) used by hospitals to manage medical activity and patient data was targeted over the weekend and is now offline after its database was encrypted. Third-party company: Hipocrate Information System (HIS).

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Compromise of third-party service provider / vendor relationship
Vendor / Product
Hipocrate Information System (HIS)
Supply Chain Attack
βœ… Confirmed third-party / vendor compromise

Timeline

  1. 2024-02-01 Breach occurred
  2. 2024-02-12 Publicly disclosed