Published 4 years ago

Patient DIES as ransomware attack paralyzes German hospital

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A woman in need of urgent care died after a Dusseldorf hospital’s computer systems were hacked, preventing the patient from receiving the treatment she needed, and marking a rare case in which ransomware has led to death.The ransomware attack that exploited a vulnerability in a “widely used commercial add-on software” caused Duesseldorf University Clinic’s IT systems to crash, the hospital said.

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BBC News

Police launch homicide inquiry after German hospital hack

Woman dies being transferred from German hospital which is hit by hackers.

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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Yahoo News

German hospital hacked, patient taken to another city dies

German authorities said Thursday that an apparently misdirected ransomware attack caused the failure of IT systems at a major hospital in Duesseldorf, and a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be taken to another city for treatment. The Duesseldorf University Clinic's systems

4 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Prosecutors open homicide case after cyber-attack on German hospital

Incident in Düsseldorf could be first death caused by a cyber-attack, says UK’s former head of cybersecurityGerman prosecutors have opened a homicide investigation into the case of a patient who died after a hospital in the city of Düsseldorf was unable to admit her because its systems had been knocked out by a cyber-attack.The female patient, suffering from a life-threatening illness, had to be turned away on the night of 11 September by the ci…

4 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Prosecutors open homicide case after hacker attack on German hospital

DUESSELDORF - German prosecutors opened a homicide investigation on Friday into the case of a patient who died after a hospital in the western city of Duesseldorf was unable to admit her because its systems had been knocked out by a cyber attack. The female patient, suffering from a life-threatening illness, had to be turned away on the night of Sept. 11 by the city's University Clinic

4 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

German prosecutors open homicide case after hacker attack on hospital leaves woman dead

German prosecutors opened a homicide investigation on Friday into the case of a patient who died after a hospital in the western city of Duesseldorf was unable to admit her because its systems had been knocked out by a cyber attack.

4 years ago·Canada

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News24

Manslaughter probe as patient dies after German hospital hacking attack

German prosecutors they were launching an investigation into involuntary manslaughter after a patient died in the aftermath of a hacking attack on a hospital.

4 years ago·South Africa

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