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News India Live, Digital Desk: Cyber Security: There has been a news from the world of technology that has shocked everyone. For the first time in history, one Cyber attack means hacking Has been directly held responsible for the death of a person. This incident is a serious warning that digital offenses are no longer limited to the theft of money or data, but they can also kill someone.
What is the whole matter?
This is the case of Germany, where in the year 2020 Daseeldorf University Hospital (University Hospital Düsseldorf) But hackers ‘Ransomware Attack’ Did The ransomware is a type of virus that locks a computer system and demands ransom (money) to reopen it.
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Hospital system stalled: Due to this attack, all the computer systems of the hospital were closed, due to which the doctors were not able to access the records and other necessary information of the patients. The functioning of the hospital was completely stalled.
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Sad death of the patient: At the same time, the condition of a female patient was extremely critical and needed immediate treatment. But his treatment was not possible there due to the hospital’s system stalled. Him 32 kilometers away Had to shift to another hospital, but due to this delay, he died on the way.
Hackers’ mistake and court’s historic decision
Surprisingly, the target of hackers was not actually a hospital, but a university in the same campus. When the police contacted him and told that he had targeted the hospital due to which the lives of the patients are in danger, the hackers accepted their mistake to unlock the system. ‘Decryption Key’ Also given. But by then it was too late and the woman was killed.
now one German court Giving his historic verdict in this case, hackers have been convicted for the death of the woman. This is the first case in the world where cyber attack is legally responsible for someone’s death.
The incident is a warning for the whole world how fatal cyber attacks on essential institutions like hospitals can be and we need to take cyber security even more seriously.
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