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The Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes ( CHC-SV ) has announced that it was targeted by a cyberattack , severely impacting its operations and forcing staff to go back to pen and paper .
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The United Nations Development Programme , headquartered in Copenhagen , Denmark , has been hit by a ransomware attack .
A statement from the hospital at the time of the attack said : “ The general cyber lockdown was one of the first decisions made by the crisis unit . This radical decision was taken very quickly across all sectors . As a result , all computer accesses were cut off . Telephony continues to function .
“ Hospital professionals have been implementing degraded procedures ( using paper kits ). These procedures are more timeconsuming , and examination turnaround times are extended .”
Chris Hauk , Consumer Privacy Advocate at Pixel Privacy , said : “ Unfortunately , medical facilities are attractive targets for the bad actors of the world , meaning attacks like this will continue to put patients ’ health at risk , while causing havoc at medical facilities .”
Sylvain Cortes , VP Strategy , Hackuity , said : “ The United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) is the latest international humanitarian organisation to be targeted by ransomware . The scale of theft of personally identifiable information , including critical information concerning past and current personnel , serves as a stark reminder of what can happen when vulnerabilities are unaddressed .
“ Any organisation responsible for handling and storing sensitive data must carefully monitor their network and prioritise the most critical holes in the network , to prevent incidents like this from occurring .
“ A network with vulnerabilities is like a pipe with holes – patch them up before your data flows out .”
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