New Delhi: The server of AIIMS-Delhi has been down since 7 am on Wednesday, affecting the outpatient department (OPD) and sample collection services. The administration is trying to restore the servers and has been holding meetings with the IT department and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) amid wild theories that have been circulating about a possible cyber attack.
In the evening, the hospital, in a statement, said the National Infomatics Centre working to restore the system "has informed that this may be a ransomware attack... (which) will be investigated by the appropriate authorities".
"Measures are being taken to restore the digital services and support is being sought from Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) and National Infomatics Centre," the statement read. "With the server being down, the OPD and sample collection were handled manually but the sample system for those who do not have a Unique Health Identification were affected," officials said.
As each sample collected requires a barcode for tracking, the server going down has led to very few samples being collected, they added. The administration is holding meetings with the IT department and the NIC since the afternoon to resolve the issue.
