André-Mignot teaching hospital heavily disrupted after ransomware attack

On Saturday 3^rd December, the André-Mignot teaching hospital in the suburbs of Paris had to shut down its phone and computer systems after suffering a ransomware attack. It has been reported that the threat actors behind the attack have already demanded a ransom. At this time, the hospital only accepts walk-ins and consultations as it had to partially cancel operations. It was also forced to transfer six patients from its neonatal and intensive care units to other healthcare facilities.

It has also been confirmed that the hospital immediately isolated the infected systems to limit the spread of the malware to additional devices and alerted the French National Authority for Security and Defense of Information Systems (ANSSI). The cyberattack is now being investigated by ANSSI and the Paris prosecutor’s office.

The Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency advised patients with already scheduled consultations or planned interventions. No ransomware operation has been named or claimed responsible yet.