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How 100 Romanian hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack
Key takeaways
- Romania BBCSurgeon Oana Goidescu was on shift when her hospital was hit by the cyber attack One after another the calls came in from hospitals;
- At Bucharest's national cyber-security centre (DNSC) they watched helplessly as the hackers spread across Romania through a popular piece of medical software.
- Cyber-chief Dan Cimpean had a tough decision to make, but it was the only option they had.
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Romania BBCSurgeon Oana Goidescu was on shift when her hospital was hit by the cyber attack One after another the calls came in from hospitals; criminals were infecting computer networks in a mass hack that was putting countless lives at risk.
At Bucharest's national cyber-security centre (DNSC) they watched helplessly as the hackers spread across Romania through a popular piece of medical software.
Cyber-chief Dan Cimpean had a tough decision to make, but it was the only option they had.
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