AIIMS Cyber-attack: Hackers demand Rs 200 Cr in crypto

Hackers have allegedly demanded around Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, whose server has been down for six days in a row.
It is believed that the breach which was discovered on Wednesday morning may have compromised the data of around 3–4 crore patients.
According to sources it was reported that as the server was still down, patient care services in the emergency, outpatient, inpatient, and laboratory wings were managed manually.
The ransomware attack is being looked into by the Delhi Police, the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the India Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN).
The Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) division of the Delhi Police has filed a case of extortion and cyberterrorism.
Internet access was disabled on hospital computers based on the recommendations of the investigating agencies.
Several VIPs, including former prime ministers, ministers, bureaucrats, and judges, had their data stored.
The NIC e-hospital database and application servers have been back online in the interim. Other e-hospital servers at AIIMS that are necessary for the provision of hospital services are being scanned and cleaned by the NIC team.
The databases and applications have been scanned and prepared for four physical servers set up for restoring e-hospital services.
In addition, antivirus solutions for servers and computers have been planned in the AIIMS network. It has been installed on nearly 1,200 of the 5,000 computers available. Twenty out of fifty servers have been scanned, and this activity is ongoing 24 hours a day, seven days a week.