Cyberattack Disrupts Papardo Hospital Systems and Booking Services
Summary
A cyberattack disrupted terminals, databases and the SovraCup booking system at Papardo Hospital. The hospital says care continues and no sensitive data was stolen; it activated its response plan and used backups to move some operations to the cloud.
Key points
- Papardo Hospital reported blocked terminals, denied access and inactive databases following a cyberattack.
- The SovraCup booking system was unavailable for hours, disrupting appointments for hospital and affiliated private-center services.
- The hospital activated its cybersecurity response plan and used regular backups to move some operations to the cloud.
- The hospital said care continued and reassured that no sensitive data had been stolen; the article provides no independent confirmation of that assurance.
- The hospital reported the incident to Italy’s Postal Police and notified local authorities and the Privacy Guarantor; the restoration timeline was uncertain.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack that disrupted hospital information systems
- Operational Impact
- Terminals were blocked, access was denied, databases were inactive, and the SovraCup appointment system was unavailable for hours, disrupting appointment management. Clinical services continued, and some operations were moved to the cloud using backups. Restoration had no certain timeframe.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- None reported
- Claim Status
- confirmed