The Times of Israel reports:
The Assaf Harofeh Medical Center in the central city of Beer Yaakov was targeted by a cyberattack over Yom Kippur, according to a joint announcement from the hospital, the Health Ministry and the National Cyber Directorate.
Authorities were investigating the possibility of a leak as a result of the attack.
While the statement said the attack was “blocked in its initial stages,” a Russian-speaking cybercrime organization threatened to publish patient data and demanded a $700,000 ransom.
The Ynet news outlet reported that the attack briefly shut down a medical records system used by hospitals across Israel, including Assaf Harofeh, which is also known as the Shamir Medical Center. The hospital’s core operations continued uninterrupted and it is back to normal, according to reports.
According to the Ynet report, the hack was alleged to have been perpetrated by Qilin, a Russian-speaking cybercrime organization thought to be based in Eastern Europe. The group also hacked into London hospitals last year, according to The Guardian, stopping tests and operations.
Read more at The Times of Israel.