Due to the ransomware attack, the servers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, have been down for ten days running. The AIIMS breach and ransomware attack originated in China, according to the preliminary findings of the Computer Emergency Response Team India.

According to official sources, hackers are reportedly demanding an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrencies while the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) system is still down after six days.

Hospital administrators worry that the breach, which was discovered last week on a Wednesday morning, may have compromised the data of 3–4 crore patients.

While the server was down, patient care services in the emergency, outpatient, inpatient, and laboratory wings were managed manually.On the advice of the investigating agencies, internet access is restricted on hospital computers.

A number of VIPs, including previous prime ministers, ministers, bureaucrats, and judges, have data saved on the AIIMS computer. According to reports, hackers have requested over Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrencies.

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, according to an official source. The databases and applications on four physical servers that were set up to restore e-hospital services have been scanned and prepared.

Additionally, the AIIMS network sanitization is ongoing. There are organised antivirus programmes for computers and servers. On approximately 1,200 of the 5,000 machines, it is installed. According to the source, twenty out of fifty servers have been examined, and this work is happening around-the-clock.

"It will probably take five more days to completely sanitise the network. After that, e-hospital services can be introduced gradually. Emergency, outpatient, inpatient, laboratory, and other patient care services are still provided in manual style."

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