Radio New Zealand reports:
A team of Australian cyber experts flew to Tonga this week after the country’s National Health Information System was breached, leading to a demand for payment from the hackers.
Talanoa O Tonga reports the Health Minister Dr ʻAna ʻAkauʻola saying the system has been shut down, and staff are handling data manually.
Dr ʻAkauʻola said that hackers encrypted the system and demanded payment, but she has assured MPs “the hackers won’t damage the information” on the system.
Read more at RNZ.
DataBreaches has not found any ransomware gang claiming responsibility for the attack. It is unclear how or why Dr ʻAna ʻAkauʻola could assure members of Parliament, “the hackers won’t damage the information on the NHIS.” How can they be sure?