AIIMS DELHI THWARTS SECOND CYBER ATTACK IN A YEAR, THREAT NEUTRALISED BY
CYBER-SECURITY SYSTEMS
"The
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi came under yet another
cyber attack on Tuesday but the security systems placed at the hospital was
able to successfully deal with it. AIIMS informed that a malware attack took
place on its servers but the services remain fully secure as it was
"neutralised".
The attack was detected at 2.50 pm by the cyber-security systems in AIIMS.
"A malware attack was detected at 1450 hrs by the cyber-security systems
in AIIMS, New Delhi.
"This
is the second cyber attack on AIIMS' servers in a year. A similar attack in
November last year cripped hospital registration, admission, and discharge
services for two weeks.
AIIMS Delhi first reported a failure in its servers on November 23, 2022. Two
of the analysts deployed to look after the servers' securities have also been
suspended for the alleged breach of cyber security.
It was later discovered that the cyber attack was carried out
