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Cyberattack on Top Indian Hospital Highlights Security Risk

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Cyberattack on Top Indian Hospital Highlights Security Risk

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences was crippled for nearly two weeks following a hack into servers that store patient records.

Cyberattack on Top Indian Hospital Highlights Security Risk
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Vishnoi M

The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks.

Online registration of patients resumed Tuesday after the hospital was able to access its server and recover lost data. The hospital worked with federal authorities to restore the system and strengthen its defenses.

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