How 100 Romanian hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack (opens original article in a new tab)

Romanian hospitals disconnected from the internet to combat a ransomware attack, forcing staff to use manual methods for patient care. The attack targeted medical software, but the government refused to pay the ransom, and most hospitals restored operations within five days.

• 100 Romanian hospitals disconnected from the internet to stop a ransomware attack
• Medical staff used pen and paper to manage patient care during the outage
• Hackers demanded a €160,000 ransom but the government refused to pay