Tel Aviv: A wave of attempted cyberattacks targeting Israeli hospitals and health centers were detected over the weekend, the National Cyber Directorate and Health Ministry announced Sunday. The Israeli Ministry of Health has found “an abnormal increase in the number of cyberattack attempts against hospitals and medical organisations in the last two days”, the Ministry and the Israel National Cyber Directorate said in a joint statement.
Early preparing and rapid response by the ministry's cyber centre and computer teams in the attacked organisations stopped the attempts and no damage was caused, the joint statement added. Following the cyberattack, the Ministry instructed hospitals to make certain that there is backup data that is separate from hospital networks, including printing of critical medical information.
Meanwhile, the Ministry and the directorate continued to work to restore the data systems of the state-owned Hillel Yaffe Medical Centre in the coastal city of Hadera, following a severe cyberattack carried out against the hospital on Wednesday. The Ministry and the Israel National Cyber Directorate stated that they have recently carried out many actions along with healthcare bodies to further strengthen protection levels, while detecting new vulnerabilities that may be used for attacks.
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