Ransomware stings Odisha's hospital computers, govt on toes

Attack affects e-medicine services and payment to ASHA workers

Odisha became the victim of WannaCry ransomware which attacked the Berhampur City Hospital's information management system affecting e-medicine services and payment to ASHA workers.

The state government has confirmed the attack from the malware. Odisha is the latest entrant to the list of states that have been attacked by ransomware. The sting of Wannacry has kept the state government officials on toes.

Chandra Sarathi Behera, minister for electronics & information technology after reviewing the incident despatched a technical team to the spot to examine the issue. The team comprises officials from International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)-Bhubaneswar, Odisha Computer Application Center and