China News Service, February 19, according to the "Europe Times" report, recently, when France's anti-epidemic work is at a critical juncture, there have been many cyber attacks against French hospitals.
French President Macron listened to the report on February 18, local time, and approved a plan to spend 1 billion euros to strengthen the cyber security of sensitive systems.
Data map: French President Macron.
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According to reports, the central hospital of Dax in southwestern France suffered a cyber attack on February 8. On February 15, the central hospital in Villefranche-sur-Saone in the eastern city also suffered a large-scale cyber attack.
In this regard, Macron hosted a video conference on the morning of February 18 and listened to the descriptions of the two incidents by doctors and administrators of the two hospitals: At that time, the entire information system was almost in a state of paralysis, and patient personal information and management data were inaccessible. , The phone could not be connected, the surgical equipment could not be operated, the bed and the attending doctor could not be assigned, the medical staff were forced to pick up paper and pen again, and use various sticky notes, hand-painted schedules and appointment registers to solve the problem, but some surgical operations Forced to postpone, the patient was also diverted to other hospitals for treatment.
According to the report, after the incident, the French National Information Security Agency sent a working team to the hospital to assist in restoring the information network and restoring data.
However, it may take several weeks for the entire system to function normally again.
Macron said that this type of cyber attack caused a "crisis in crisis" during the raging new crown epidemic.
He also emphasized that hospitals, like other administrative agencies, have strict instructions that they will never pay the ransom required by hackers.
Macron revealed that the government has planned to raise 1 billion euros (of which 720 million is public funds) to strengthen cybersecurity, and welcomes the upcoming "Cyber Campus" project in La Défense, which brings together the field of cybersecurity More than 60 public and private organizations are striving to create a "more cohesive and efficient security ecosystem."
According to reports, since 2018, France has encountered a large number of cyber attacks. The number of cyber attacks in France in 2020 is four times that in 2019, and 11% of them have targeted hospital systems.
In addition to hospitals, local government departments and companies are also targets of cyber attacks.
Small-scale hacking against individuals has also increased significantly.