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Systems shut down in Victorian hospitals after suspected cyber attack

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dissent

Australian Associated Press reports:

Surgeries and outpatient care will be delayed after regional Victorian hospital computer networks were hacked in a ransomware attack.

The government said personal patient information had not been accessed.

Hospitals that are a part of the Gippsland Health Alliance and of the South West Alliance of Rural Health have been impacted.

Read more on The Guardian

As of two hours prior to this posting, The Age reports Surgeries delayed and patient security fears after cyber attack on Victorian hospitals.

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