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Ransomware attack on a hospital may be first ever to cause a death
Our mission to help you navigate the new normal is fueled by subscribers. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. German authorities have opened a “negligent homicide” investigation related to a ransomware attack that struck a hospital in Düsseldorf on Sept. 10, according to local press reports. The cyberattack caused network outages that forced the clinic to reroute patients in need of emergency care elsewhere. One 78-year-old woman who required immediate attention for an aneurysm died after being sent to another city, reports Bild, a German newspaper. Christoph Hebbecker, who heads a cybercrime unit at the public prosecutor’s office in Cologne, said Friday that the inquiry was “justified,” though…