South Africa’s Life Healthcare's southern African operation was hit by a cyber attack.
The attack affected its admissions systems, business processing systems, and email servers.
Its hospitals and administrative offices continued to function with some delays, after having switched to backup systems.
Source: https://africa.cgtn.com/2020/06/09/cyber-hackers-attack-south-africas-life-healthcare/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/life-healthcare
"id": "lif225123",
"linkid": "life-healthcare",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "06/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Southern Africa',
'name': 'Life Healthcare',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'description': "South Africa’s Life Healthcare's southern African operation "
'was hit by a cyber attack. The attack affected its admissions '
'systems, business processing systems, and email servers. Its '
'hospitals and administrative offices continued to function '
'with some delays, after having switched to backup systems.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': ['delays in functioning',
'switch to backup systems'],
'systems_affected': ['admissions systems',
'business processing systems',
'email servers']},
'response': {'recovery_measures': ['switch to backup systems']},
'title': "Cyber Attack on Life Healthcare's Southern African Operation",
'type': 'Cyber Attack'}