Hospital of the Düsseldorf university of Duesseldorf University Hospital

History

2020: The death of the patient as a result of the attack of a virus racketeer

In the middle of September, 2020 it became known that because of the attack of a virus racketeer the person for the first time died. After cyber attack to the German hospital using the program racketeer of patients it was necessary to transfer to other medical institution urgently. During transportation one of patients died.

Hacker attack on hospital of the university of Düsseldorf happened on September 10, 2020. Because of action of a virus racketeer the crucial systems of hospital network were disconnected, and the patients who asked for emergency aid, were transferred to the hospital in Vuppertala which was in 32 km from Düsseldorf. The delay in assistance was deadly to one of patients.

Hospital of the Düsseldorf university of Heinrich Heine where because of the attack of a virus racketeer the person died

The name of the used virus racketeer is not disclosed, but local authorities reported that cyber attack put out of action of 30 servers. It is supposed that malefactors used vulnerability in "widely used commercial software". According to the ARS Technica edition, after cyber attack CERT-Bund, the German body for cyber security, placed on Twitter blog the reference to the January notification on security concerning critical vulnerability in the controller of delivery of applications Citrix.

All data on the struck servers were ciphered, but hackers provided requirements not to the hospital of Düsseldorf, but the Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf which it treats. The authorities addressed hackers and reported that they as a result of cyber attack suffered hospital, but not the university that threatened lives of patients. Malefactors immediately withdrew the requirements about the redemption and provided a key for interpretation of data, however it did not help the died patient any more. The authorities of Germany began investigation concerning the persons standing behind the attack on suspicion of manslaughter by negligence.^[1]

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