Argentina's healthcare system was severely impacted by a ransomware attack from the Medusa group, specifically targeting the Hospital de Alta Complejidad El Cruce in Florencio Varela. The attack compromised over 760GB of sensitive data, prompting the hospital's IT department to take its official website offline. Medusa has demanded a ransom of $200,000 in Bitcoin for the deletion of the stolen data, with a deadline for payment set on February 6, highlighting the increasing vulnerability of healthcare systems to cyber threats.
A severe blow to Argentina's public healthcare system has been dealt by the ransomware group Medusa, which carried out a significant attack on the IT networks.
The attack resulted in the compromise and loss of over 760GB of sensitive data. The hospital's official website is currently offline.
The ransom demanded by Medusa for the deletion of the stolen files is $200,000 in Bitcoin, with a payment deadline set for February 6.
This incident underscores the vulnerability of healthcare institutions to cyber threats and the profound impact such attacks can have on public health systems.
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