AIIMS-Delhi Server Hacking: RAM Data Sent For Probe, Report Expected Soon

The dump data has been stored on the hard disk and sent for testing to National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in Gujarat and its report is expected soon. 

File photo: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: As a probe into the AIIMS server hacking is underway, sources said that the investigation is now resting upon the RAM dump, as the memory dump of all the infected computers in AIIMS has been sent for investigation.

The dump data has been stored on the hard disk and sent for testing to National Forensic Science University (NFSU) in Gujarat and its report is expected soon. 

The Union Minister of State for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrashekhar, in an exclusive interview with ABP News on Friday, said the recent case of server hack in AIIMS is not a minor incident and there seems to be a conspiracy behind it.

The minister said that CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team), NIA, and police are investigating the AIIMS server hack case and added that in a bid to ensure the privacy of the citizens’ data, the government is going to bring a Digital Data Protection Bill in the budget session.

According to the sources, not only the IFSO unit of Delhi Police but also the FSL of the Delhi Government, CFSL of CBI, DRDO, and NFSU of Gujarat are also involved in the investigation.

The investigation report will reveal from where the hacking has been done, sources added.

Notably, the Union Home Ministry had called a high-level meeting regarding the server hack case. 

Apart from officials associated with the AIIMS administration, other officials, including senior members of the Intelligence Bureau, NIC, NIA, Delhi Police, and MHA attended the high-level meeting convened by the Ministry of Home Affairs. 

Hackers allegedly demanded around Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, as the institution's server was rendered, reported news agency PTI. It is feared that the data of between 3 and 4 crore patients may have been compromised in the breach.

As per reports, the NIA is likely to probe if there is any terrorist angle to the incident. Earlier, sources said that apart from the information on several patients, the AIIMS server also has data on VVIPs and there is a possibility that this data may be vulnerable in the wake of the cyber hack.