LockBit Ransomware attack on Croatia’s largest hospital
The LockBit ransomware gang has taken responsibility for a cyberattack on Croatia’s largest hospital, forcing a one-day shutdown of its IT systems. The group asserts that it accessed sensitive information, including patient and employee data, medical records, organ and donor information, and contracts with external companies.
The University Hospital Centre in Zagreb, also known as KBC Zagreb, experienced the attack last week. Over 100 specialists were involved in restoring the systems following the breach. Croatia’s police and security services are currently investigating the incident.
“The attack ‘took us back 50 years — to paper and pencil,’ said Milivoj Novak, assistant director for health care quality and supervision at KBC Zagreb.
‘All tests can be done to some extent, but the radiological system, which is particularly dependent on information support, is perhaps the most severely affected,’ stated Ivan Gornik, head of the unified emergency hospital admission at KBC Zagreb, which serves approximately 10,000 people daily.”
Deputy Prime Minister Tomo Medved reported that Croatian institutions have been dealing with an increase in cyberattacks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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