When a cyber attack took 100 hospitals offline - BBC World Service

What happens when hackers hit more than 100 hospitals at once? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM In Romania, a major cyber attack forced doctors to abandon digital systems and treat patients using pen and paper. Ransomware spread through critical medical software, knocking hospitals offline and sparking a nationwide emergency response. Despite the scale of the attack, most hospitals were back online within days, and now other countries are studying how it was handled. As cyber criminals increasingly target healthcare, this story shows just how vulnerable, and how resilient, hospital systems can be. 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Day One: The attack is launched 01:20 Day Two: The ransomware spreads 01:53 The global ransomware industry 03:51 The cyber fightback begins 06:10 Ransomware: To pay or not to pay? 08:00 Who was behind the attack? 09:16 Hospitals under attack Reporter: Joe Tidy, BBC cyber correspondent Check out more videos on AI & Technology, here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4e0fyBwDLpcmhlvfBn6H0Qx Find more of the best BBC World Service documentaries you can watch in less than 30 minutes here ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4cI2qSy69-3UkgBWaXGHRrx ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #cybersecurity #cyberattack