March 22, 2020, Sunday, Paris hospital hit by a denial of service attack in the middle of a health crisis. Coronavirus is not impacting only health but also cyberspace. Learn how to keep yourself and your business secure.
French Press agency confirmed that on March 22, 2020, Sunday, The Paris Hospital that employs more than 100,000 people and weighs billion euros via 39 public hospitals in Paris region, was hit badly by a cyber-attack, Denial of Service.
Coronavirus and Denial of Service Attack
The attack impact was quite large. It paralyzes Internet access to a range of services for more than an hour. The most painful aspect was due to Coronavirus, the establishments were already going through a tough situation to manage the health crisis.
Introducing Denial of Service Attack
This denial of service attack targeted the two Internet addresses. What exactly a DDoS attack is? It is a type of cyberattack in which a large range of requests is being sent simultaneously with an aim to overload servers, cause saturation, cause breakdown, or strong disruption of the service.
ANSSI Verdict
This attack could have resulted in disastrous consequences. Fortunately, the attack just lasted for an hour and doesn’t cause major loss. Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI) confirms that access is normal without any disrupt. Even confirms that infrastructure is working properly.
ANSSI confirms that due to the good reflex of the service provider to have more room for maneuver and reduce internet access, the situation is under control. Since external access to applications like Skype got blocked temporarily, this doesn’t result in any adverse consequences.
The Paris Prosecutor’s Office has opened the investigation for the same to identify the responsible party.
This is just an incidence but COVID-19 has opened doors for cybercriminals for cyber warfare. Healthcare and Gaming industry seems to be the prime target looking at the increase in incidences. Unfortunately, it doesn’t imply other sectors cannot be impacted. Financial is too under the limelight as organizations are generally working from home and this entice attackers more.
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