When a ransomware attack hit ChipSoft, the backbone of Dutch hospital IT, digital health services across the Netherlands went dark. Hospitals scrambled to respond, exposing the vulnerabilities at the heart of modern medicine.
ChipSoft, a critical supplier of electronic health records in the Netherlands, has been crippled by a ransomware attack that forced hospitals to disconnect and revert to manual processes. The incident highlights the growing cyber risks facing healthcare IT systems.