medical data disseminated by hackers

The Corbeil-Essonnes hospital (Essonne) still refuses to submit to the group of Russian hackers Lockbit 3.0. As a result, data, sometimes sensitive, is online. Thus, vital cards or medical results, such as electrocardiograms, are visible to the whole world. Some patients express concern: “I wouldn’t like people to know whether I have a serious illness or not.”

But then, why attack a hospital? Criminals confuse turnover and hospital budget. They think the establishment is private and wealthy. “It is easier to attack a hospital than a large CAC 40 company, which has ten years of maturity on these themes”, abounds Vincent Trelly, president of the APSIS (Association for the security of health information systems). The Russian hackers are now demanding two million euros.