2023-06-08 14:08:03
The Castro Rendón hospital, the largest in Neuquén, suffered an attack on its data system that ended with the leak of information on more than 100,000 patients and are now sold on the web. The Provincial Office of Information and Communication Technologies (Optic) He clarified why the authorities consider cybercrime as robbery and not as hacking.
Hacking is considered an activity in which an unauthorized person seeks to enter computer systems or computer networks in order to access, modify or steal sensitive information. Hackers are people with advanced technical skills in the field of computing and cyber security. In Argentina, it is considered a federal offense.
The Director of Cybersecurity of the Province of Neuquén, Víctor Figueroa, spoke with BLACK RIVER RADIO and explained that the crime committed in the hospital data system is considered a robbery and not a hack why the technological infrastructure has not been violated or compromised of the hospital, but that “information has been copied from the use of valid credentials of the hospital system,” he said.
Figueroa explained that the cybercriminals managed to gain access to a valid user account and through it they have obtained the information. Did not tamper with the system to gain unauthorized access, but the access was made legitimately.
The Director of Cybersecurity commented that the suspect is a cybercriminal, who has had activity of this type in different parts of Latin Americaalways focused on the hospital environment.
Fishing for stolen data, after the hospital hack
The director of Cybersecurity of the Province of Neuquén, Víctor Figueroa commented that in the last hours of yesterday actions began to be articulated through the technical department of cybercrime of the Federal Police that has links with international organizations such as the Interpol, Europol and FBI to fish for the stolen data. «They will try Intervene in forums and internet sites in which the sale of this data is advertised,” he mentioned.
Figueroa commented that the communications of the hospital authorities with patients to warn them about safety measures that they should adopt. And finally, he affirmed that it should be expected that justice and forces can obtain results.
From this diligence, they hope receive news this thursday. In addition, they indicated that they have contributed to all digital evidence to try to find him or the perpetrators of the robbery, said the Neuquén cybersecurity director.
Regarding the steps to follow, Figueroa indicated that the corrective measures who allowed the robbery of such an important volume of information. “It’s something that has already been resolved by the hospital’s long-term technology staff,” he said.
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