Cyberattack at Hôpital Pierre Rouquès–Les Bluets reduces maternity capacity and forces paper-based care workflows

A cyberattack on 9 October 2022 disabled hospital IT and communications at Hôpital Pierre Rouquès–Les Bluets in Paris, triggering its emergency plan. Reporting documents the temporary closure of half of its delivery rooms and interruption of certain clinical applications, while staff switched to paper records to maintain maternity care. The hospital lifted its emergency plan on 26 October; Vice Society claimed responsibility, but its data-theft claims were not independently established as stated.