Cybersecurity incident — 2020-09-10 00:00:00
Affected organization: University Clinic in Dusseldorf
Affected country: Germany
Industry: Health Care and Social Assistance
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

German authorities say a hacker attack caused the failure of IT systems at a major hospital in Dusseldorf and a woman who needed urgent admission died after she had to be taken to another city for treatment.