Event description

Today, an online pharmacy experienced a critical system failure caused by a cyberattack. The virus introduced by the hackers encrypted the pharmacy database, blocking access to the drug catalog and making it impossible to place orders online. The attack prevented more than 500,000 people, including children and the elderly, from receiving vital medications on time.

The residents turned to local pharmacies only to be faced with a shortage of medicines and inflated prices. Hospitals are ready to provide people with the necessary medical care, but most drugs are limited in stock, and patients have to wait for the next deliveries.
Cybersecurity specialists are working with law enforcement to investigate the incident. So far, there is no information on who’s behind this attack.

Consequences

1. Health threat
2. Litigation
3. Reputational damage

This has happened before

ZDNet

UHS hospital network hit by ransomware attack

"Universal Health Services (UHS) has been impacted by a ransomware attack over the weekend. UHS hospitals have been operating without internal IT systems since Sunday morning, according to employees and patients who took to social media today.
Some patients have been turned away and emergencies have been redirected to other hospitals after UHS facilities were unable to carry out lab work."

Event description

A hacker group managed to bypass the moderation system of an online pharmacy website. As a result, the attackers succeeded in buying prescription drugs without providing actual prescriptions, which may have adverse consequences for anyone who ends up taking these drugs that were not prescribed to them personally by a doctor.
The pharmacy is now looking at a hefty fine.

Consequences

1. Financial damage
2. Health threat
3. Reputational damage

This has happened before

Fierce Healthcare

Cybersecurity attack against Amazon-owned online pharmacy PillPack exposed user health data

An unauthorized person used customer emails and passwords to log into PillPack customer accounts, over 3,000 of which contained prescription information. Social Security numbers and payment information were not involved in the attack, according to the online pharmacy.