Cyber warfare by Chinese hackers: The AIIMS s...

Cyber warfare by Chinese hackers: The AIIMS story (Case Study)

Author Name : Dr. Yatu Rani

ABSTRACT

Top government sources have revealed that the server of the AIIMS in Delhi was hacked by the Chinese. The officials claimed that out of 100 servers (40 physical and 60 virtual), five physical servers were successfully infiltrated by the hackers. According to the sources, the damage would have been far worse, but it was averted with timely intervention.

Speaking to India Today off the records, the sources informed that the first layer of the server attack has been cracked and the two locations zeroed in by the investigating teams are China's Zhenan and Hong Kong.

The hackers were using VPN to mask their IP addresses, sources said. Post cracking the VPN the investigators have zeroed in on the location.In November, services at New Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) were badly affected as the server used by the hospital was down for close to nine hours. A statement released by AIIMS said the server was down due to a possible ransomware attack.Hackers had allegedly demanded an estimated Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from AIIMS. The data of around 3-4 crore patients was feared to have been compromised due to the breach detected.

Keywords: Heckers,Virtual And Physical Network,Ransomware,Cyber Crime,Cyber Defense.