University of Düsseldorf

The computer network systems of Düsseldorf University Hospital were encrypted in the cyberattack in September 2020.

Thre clinicians were knocked out of critical data which disrupted the operations and other services at the hospital.

One of the patients at the hospital lost her life as the systems were down and the emergency patients had to be relocated to other sites.

Source: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hospital-ransomware-attack-leads-fatality-after-causing-delay-care

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/heinrich-heine-universitat-dusseldorf

"id": "uni13917222",
"linkid": "heinrich-heine-universitat-dusseldorf",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "09/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "7",
"explanation": "Attack that could injure or kill people"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'Düsseldorf',
                        'name': 'Düsseldorf University Hospital',
                        'type': 'Hospital'}],
 'attack_vector': ['Encryption of network systems'],
 'data_breach': {'data_encryption': ['Encrypted'],
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Critical data']},
 'date_detected': 'September 2020',
 'description': 'The computer network systems of Düsseldorf University '
                'Hospital were encrypted in the cyberattack in September 2020. '
                'Three clinicians were knocked out of critical data which '
                'disrupted the operations and other services at the hospital. '
                'One of the patients at the hospital lost her life as the '
                'systems were down and the emergency patients had to be '
                'relocated to other sites.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Critical data'],
            'operational_impact': ['Disruption of operations and services'],
            'systems_affected': ['Computer network systems']},
 'ransomware': {'data_encryption': ['Encrypted']},
 'title': 'Cyberattack on Düsseldorf University Hospital',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}