Jan Vermeulen reports:
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has shut down its IT systems following a breach over the weekend.
Its emails, website, and system for retrieving and storing patients’ lab test results are offline.
Based on a memo from NHLS chief executive officer Prof Koleka Mlisana, the intrusion caused damage, suggesting the NHLS suffered a ransomware infection or similarly destructive attack.
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