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AIIMS Delhi server down, government suspects ransomware attack

A ransomware attack on the AIIMS Delhi server halted day-to-day activities including OPD registrations and blood sample reports at the hospital today

In March, several doctors at AIIMS, New Delhi, took to wearing helmets during a protest against the violence. Photo: Dalip Kumar
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A ransomware attack on the AIIMS Delhi server halted day-to-day activities including OPD registrations and blood sample reports at the hospital on Wednesday, according to National Informatics Centre.

The server for National Informatics Centre's eHospital which is being used at AIIMS, New Delhi  was down on November 23 since morning. This impacted the outpatient and inpatient services at the hospital including smart lab, billing, report generation among others. After this, the hospital services had been running on manual mode. 

"Today the server for National Informatics Centre’s Hospital being used at AIlMS, New Delhi was down due to which outpatient and

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