Cyberattack Forces Szczecin Hospital to Switch to Paper Workflows
Summary
A cyberattack on March 7–8 encrypted parts of a Szczecin hospital’s IT system, prompting paper-based workflows. The hospital says urgent care continues while authorities and cybersecurity teams work to restore access.
Key points
- The Independent Public Regional Hospital in Szczecin says a cyberattack on March 7–8, 2026, encrypted parts of its IT system and blocked access to digital records.
- The hospital switched to paper-based workflows, slowing administrative processes.
- Hospital officials say urgent treatments and admissions continue and that patients’ health and lives are not at risk.
- Authorities and cybersecurity teams are coordinating with the hospital to assess the incident and restore IT access.
- Patients with non-urgent needs are being urged to consider alternative facilities while manual processing continues.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Independent Public Regional Hospital
- Incident Type
- Cyberattack involving encryption of parts of the hospital's IT system; no specific attack type was identified.
- Incident Date
- 2026-03-07
- Operational Impact
- Staff lost access to critical digital records and switched to paper-based workflows. Administrative procedures slowed, but urgent treatments and admissions continued, and hospital officials said patient health and safety were not at risk.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed