National Health Laboratory Service hacked, shuts down IT systems

[Jan]

Critical South African healthcare services hacked

The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has shut down its IT systems following a breach over the weekend.

Its emails, website, and system for retrieving and storing patients’ lab test results are offline.

 

[longboy]

Well, here we go again.

 

[DARoodt]

She doesn't look very bekommerd about being hacked:

 

[acidrain]

She doesn't look very bekommerd about being hacked:
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Came to say the same thing. This is the "shocked" look

 

[LCBXX]

"The system is down."
- South African Proverb

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

This team is working around the clock to determine the scope of the intrusion and deploy the required safeguards to secure our systems and data,” she said.

These should have been in place, then stuff like this would not have happened.

But, Ja, Well, No, Fine ... , this the new ANC South Africa. So par for the course.

 

[rh1]

This team is working around the clock to determine the scope of the intrusion and deploy the required safeguards to secure our systems and data,” she said.

These should have been in place, then stuff like this would not have happened.

But, Ja, Well, No, Fine ... , this the new ANC South Africa. So par for the course.

Dont worry, our New Improved GNU will fixed this.

 

[blunt]

She doesn't look very bekommerd about being hacked:
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the "protect me from yourself" face

 

[ShaunSA]

the "protect me from yourhack" face

Should have worn that one instead

 

[krono9]

She doesn't look very bekommerd about being hacked:
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computer says no..

 

[pratlou]

Do South African organisations take issue of cyber security very serious or it's a tick box exercise?

 

[blunt]

Do South African organisations take issue of cyber security very serious or it's a tick box exercise?

probably a once off pentest report that gets added as an addendum somewhere

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Do South African organisations take issue of cyber security very serious or it's a tick box exercise?

A it "Only happens to other organisations in other countries, so we need not bother. "

 

[rh1]

Do South African organisations take issue of cyber security very serious or it's a tick box exercise?

Government: 99% dont, source: articles on mybb over the years
Public Sector companies: 50/50, not all public sector conpanies had the honour of having an article on mybb.
Other public entities: case by case, just like private companies. This include education institutions etc. So really depends on leadership at the instituion.

 

[Fuzzbox]

I'm SHOCKED.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Dont worry, our New Improved GNU will fixed this.

NHI ... , incoming

 

[borro]

I'm SHOCKED.

 

[rh1]

NHI ... , incoming

Dude, NHI, is going to make all medical problems dissappear. If you cannot be diagnosed, you aint ill.

 

[Hemi300c]

And if this was a Private Institution they would already have been found guilty, paid a huge fine and been dragged through the thorn bush backwards.

As this is government nothing is wrong because they don't have to comply to POPI.

"Save me from myself" is what's written in her face with huge amounts of IQ

 

[deweyzeph]

By "IT system" they mean an Office 95 Excel spreadsheet running off an old '486 PC that the cleaner accidentally unplugged.