The COO and co-founder of Securolytics, an Atlanta-based IoT security startup, was charged for his alleged role in a 2018 cyber attack against a Georgia hospital, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Vikas Singla of Marietta, Ga., was accused of conducting a cyber attack against Gwinnett Medical Center (now known as Northside Hospital) in 2018 that involved causing damage to one or more computers controlling the hospital's Ascom phone system, as well as disrupting printer service and stealing data, according to the indictment released Thursday.
The indictment stated the alleged attack was done "for purposes of commercial advantage and private financial gain," and that Singla was "aided and abetted by others unknown to the Grand Jury."
Singla was arraigned on Thursday, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement.
"Criminal disruptions of hospital computer networks can have tragic consequences," said Nicholas L. McQuaid, acting assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, in the announcement. "The department is committed to holding accountable those who endanger the lives of patients by damaging computers that are essential in the operation of our health care system."
Though his company was described by the DOJ only as a "network security company," Singla's LinkedIn profile showed he was the COO of Securolytics. While Securolytics' site currently contains no mention of Singla, a 2019 Wayback Machine snapshot of the site mentions ..
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