New Delhi: The cyberattack on the servers of AIIMS, Delhi is suspected to have originated from locations in China and Hong Kong, official sources said on Wednesday. More details about the attack, to be obtained from companies in China and Hong Kong, have been sought, they added.
Delhi Police has written to the CBI, which will in turn obtain the information through Interpol, they said.
“As of now, the server attack is suspected to have originated from a location in China and a location in Hong Kong,” an official source said. AIIMS, Delhi has around 40 physical and 100 virtual servers. Five have shown signs of virus infection. Data in the five servers is learnt to have been retrieved.
AIIMS, Delhi faced the cyberattack on November 23 which paralysed its servers. A case of extortion and cyber terrorism was registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police on November 25.
The internet services were blocked as per the recommendations of the investigating agencies. The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Delhi cybercrime special cell, Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, Intelligence Bureau, CBI and National Investigation Agency, etc. are investigating the ransomware incident.
Hackers tried to breach the website of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) also.
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