The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating the “premeditated and targeted” ransomware attack on AIIMS Delhi servers, State Minister for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday.
“I can’t comment on this as it is the subject of an investigation by the NIA… It’s pretty clear it’s a deliberate and targeted effort… a ransomware attack on AIIMS’ system… and NEVER investigate it,” Chandrasekhar said on the sidelines of the 2022 CII Global Economic Policy Summit.
The minister went on to say that the NIA “will be able to comment on this when they are ready”.
Chandrasekhar said that last week ransomware Attack on AIIMS Delhi servers was a conspiracy.
“It’s clearly a conspiracy and was planned by quite significant forces. It is a sophisticated ransomware attack. We will await the outcome of CERTin and NIA (investigations) before concluding who is behind the ransomware attack,” Chandrasekhar had said on December 2.
In a ransomware attack, cyber criminals block access to data or a device and promise to unlock it after receiving the desired ransom.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi allegedly confronted a cyberattack on November 23 that crippled its servers. A case of extortion and cyberterrorism was registered on November 25 by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Cybercrime Special Cell in Delhi, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre, Intelligence Bureau, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), National Forensic Sciences University, National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Center and the NIA, among other things, are investigating the cyber attack.
