Ransomware attack on Usl Umbria systems 2
Virus affects the company network and part of the servers of the Umbria 2 USU. The company reports that it has kept regular activities related to the Covid emergency
I'm not Sars-Cov-2 is the virus that put the USL Umbria 2 to the test.
On Sunday, the Terni health company suffered an attack on IT systems.
This was revealed by the Terni health company in a note , specifying that the malfunctions were detected on the morning of Sunday 11 April, around 5.30.
A virus has hit the corporate computer network and part of the servers and personal computers that guarantee the functioning of digital services, including that of the analysis laboratory. Right from the start, the IT and telecommunications service set to work for the full restoration of company activities.
At the end of Sunday it was possible to reactivate a server capable of ensuring the functionality of the laboratory activities and the First Aid units that refer to the USL Umbria 2.
Vaccination sessions and control activities using swabs are performed regularly.
All the details.
THE CYBERNETIC ATTACK
In particular, the cyber attack hit infrastructure servers, analysis laboratories and some hospital activities. On Sunday, however, the company continued to guarantee, albeit with some slowdowns, the assistance and care services to users.
April 12, 2021. Problems with the corporate IT network. Urgent information to the patients of the Usl Umbria 2 – USL Umbria 2 https://t.co/AyvshRZRW9 pic.twitter.com/AOMfD1ZV8T
– USLUmbria2 inForma (@ USLUmbria2) April 12, 2021
RANSOMWARE TYPE
The health company reported that the analysis revealed a ransomware-type attack that had "significant" repercussions on the operation of both administrative and health services.
ANALYSIS WITH THE POSTAL POLICE
The analysis was carried out with the collaboration of the Postal Police officers.
WHAT HAPPENED SUNDAY 11 APRIL
As communicated by the same company, on Sunday the platform for the online collection of laboratory reports was inaccessible.
Therefore, on Sunday the Terni company invited citizens to go to the hospital and district services of the Usl Umbria 2 company, for laboratory analysis and radiology services, only in cases of urgent urgency defined by their doctor.
THE LOCATION OF UMBRIA USL 2
The USL apologizes to the patients for possible inconvenience and informs that "all activities to combat the pandemic emergency (serological swabs and vaccination campaigns) are regularly performed by the health teams of the Company's districts and hospitals".
GUARANTEED SWABS AND VACCINES
All the activities to combat the pandemic emergency (execution of serological swabs and vaccination campaign) are in any case regularly performed by the health teams of the districts and hospitals of the Usl Umbria 2 company.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/attacco-ransomware-a-sistemi-usl-umbria-2/ on Tue, 13 Apr 2021 04:22:02 +0000.