"French Hospital Halts Operations After Cyberattack"

According to local reports, a hospital in the Parisian suburb of Versailles was forced offline over the weekend, leading to the cancellation of all operations and the transfer of some patients.  The André-Mignot hospital in Chesnay-Rocquencourt, Yvelines, was affected by a cyberattack at 9 pm local time on Saturday evening, turning some computer screens black.  The hospital stated that six patients have been transferred from the facility’s intensive care and neonatal units to nearby hospitals as staff struggle to maintain care levels and keep outpatient services running.  Health minister, Francois Braun, stated that the attack has led to a “total reorganization of the hospital,” with extra staff needed in intensive care because several critical machines require monitoring more closely as they are no longer networked.  The attack on the 700-bed hospital looks to be the work of ransomware actors.  If so, it follows a major ransomware attack on another facility near Paris in September this year.  The Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien (CHSF) in Corbeil-Essonnes was forced back to pen and paper after being hit with a $10m ransom demand by the LockBit 3.0 group. 

Infosecurity reports: "French Hospital Halts Operations After Cyberattack"