Over 73,000 patients' data at eye clinic in Singapore hit by ransomware attack

The Ministry of Health , who was informed of the 6 August attack last week, said on Wednesday that the compromised IT systems at Eye & Retina Surgeons are not connected to the MOH’s IT systems, such as the National Electronic Health Record.

The MOH noted that the clinic made a police report on 13 August, adding that the incident was also reported to the Personal Data Protection Commission and Singapore Computer Emergency Response Team for further investigations. "The government takes a serious view of any cyberattack, illegal access of data or action that compromises the integrity, confidentiality and availability of data and IT systems in Singapore."

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