Italy
ITA
Repeated DDoS attacks on PuntoZero disrupt Umbria digital health services
A new cyberattack against regional IT provider PuntoZero began on August 11, 2023 and repeated DDoS activity continued during the following days. Saturation of the regional network interrupted or intermittently degraded health appointment booking (CUP), electronic prescriptions and other public digital services in Umbria. The distinct July attack is not merged into this August event.
78
Estimated severity
78 / 100
95
Source reliability
95 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-08-11
Targeted Company
PUNTOZERO
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
REGIONE UMBRIA (IT service provider)USL UMBRIA 2 (IT service provider)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Italy
Affected countries
Italy
Impacted regions
Umbria · Italy
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Government & Public AdministrationHealthcare & Public HealthTechnology & IT Services
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Distributed denial of service
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
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