Hackers steal IDF patient records from cyberattack on Israeli hospital Defense News The Jerusalem Post

pOver 500 gigabytes of data including hundreds of thousands of IDF medical records were allegedly stolen by Iranlinked hackers during a cyberattack on Ziv Medical Center in Safed Israel the hackers claimed on TelegramppThis is the third time Ziv has has fallen victim to a cyberattack in four months The Health Ministry and the Israel National Cyber Directorate in a joint statement confirmed the detection of a suspected cyberattack in the hospitals computer systems They reassured the public that the incident had been promptly identified and contained with no disruption or impact on the medical centers operations However a hacker group allegedly linked to Iran later came forward claiming to have successfully stolen hundreds of thousands of patient recordsppOn their Telegram page the attackers said We possess over 500 gigabytes of information including 700000 medical documents among which 100000 pertain to the IDF They substantiated their claim by sharing screenshots of medical documents dating back to 2022 ppAfter that the hackers ominously hinted at another surprise yet to comeppResponding to these claims Ziv Medical Center and the Justice Ministrys Privacy Protection Authority issued a joint statement acknowledging that there were indications of leaked information from the hospitals systems which prompted a gag order to remove the contentpp Israelis injured when rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel hit the Northern city of Metula injurying 3 brought to the Ziv hospital in Tzfat October 17 2023 credit David CohenFlash90ppAdditionally a criminal prohibition has been imposed on the use transfer or distribution of any leaked personal information The Privacy Protection Authority strongly stressed its intent to seek charges against people involved in such activities AdvertisementppAs a precautionary measure Ziv implemented various new safeguards temporarily restricting the sending and receiving of external emails Certain computer services were also temporarily disconnected The public is urged to exercise caution when receiving messages purporting to be from the hospital and to avoid opening any suspicious messages or clicking on any attached links



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