Belgium
BEL
Cyberattack briefly restricts emergency care at CHU Saint-Pierre in Brussels
On March 11, 2023, CHU Saint-Pierre detected malicious network activity, isolated servers and switched hospital communications to paper. As a precaution the emergency department temporarily diverted ambulances to neighboring hospitals, reducing emergency patient intake. Planned operations and most medical services continued, and the disturbance was reported as short-lived.
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Estimated severity
70 / 100
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Source reliability
87 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-03-11
Targeted Company
CHU SAINT-PIERRE
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Belgium
Affected countries
Belgium
Impacted regions
Brussels · Belgium
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Capacity reductionService degradation
Affected sectors
Healthcare & Public Health
Affected departments
Facilities & Physical OperationsInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
brusselstimes.comhttps://www.brusselstimes.com/health/403517/chu-saint-pierre-hospital-hit-by-cyber-attack-on-fridaybruzz.behttps://www.bruzz.be/gezondheid/spoedafdeling-van-brussels-ziekenhuis-gesloten-na-cyberaanval-2023-03-11europapress.eshttps://www.europapress.es/internacional/noticia-hospital-saint-pierre-bruselas-sufre-ataque-informatico-20230311183618.html