Major Ransomware Attack Disrupts Healthcare at India's Largest Public Hospital
A suspected ransomware attack cripples computer systems at AIIMS in New Delhi, forcing doctors to rely on handwritten notes and causing severe delays in patient care. Government agencies and law enforcement are actively investigating the breach and working to restore data from backups.
A suspected ransomware attack disrupts operations at the All India Institute of Medical Services (AIIMS) in New Delhi, severely impacting patient care for hundreds of people. The attackers modify file extensions in a manner consistent with ransomware, taking down critical systems for patient admission, discharge, and billing at India's premier state-owned hospital.
Doctors resort to manual operations, writing patient notes and issuing birth and death certificates by hand as the servers recording patient data remain offline. This switch to paper causes long queues, delays in emergency cases, and prevents staff from sending blood investigations, requesting imaging studies, or viewing previous medical reports.
Government technology teams, including the National Informatics Centre and the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, work to restore the affected systems from backups. Meanwhile, multiple law enforcement agencies, such as the Central Bureau of Investigation and Delhi Police, actively investigate the incident while the public waits for details regarding potential patient data exposure.