The emergency rooms of the Armentières hospital center, in the north, were temporarily closed overnight from Saturday to Sunday. The cause: a cyberattack to which the health establishment was the victim in the form of ransomware.
The crisis unit was triggered at 5:40 a.m., this attack impacting the entire hospital center. “A reception is organized to ensure perfect reorientation towards other emergency services in the area,” said the hospital center in a press release.