Russian hacktivist group targets India’s health ministry

Russian hacktivist group targets India’s health ministry

A Russian hacktivist group has claimed to have breached the health management information system of India, which could contain health data of millions of Indian citizens.

“On 15 March 2023, CloudSek’s contextual AI digital risk platform XVigil discovered a threat actor group claiming to have targeted an Indian government website,” cybersecurity firm CloudSek said in a post. “An analysis of the samples shared concluded that the affected entity is the Health Management Information system belonging to the Indian Ministry of Health.”

The Health Management Information System is an online portal that provides information on health indicators in India. It compiles data from state and district-level health authorities, along with data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), the District Level Household Survey (DLHS), and the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner.

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