Cyberattack at Armentières hospital, emergency rooms closed for the day. Hackers are demanding money from the Northern healthcare facility to gain access to its data.
Hospital management has decided to close the emergency room for a period of 24 hours. The maternity ward remains open. But caregivers remain on site in case a person presents with a life-threatening emergency. The crisis unit has been set up in the establishment. It is made up of security professionals from the hospital but also from the Lille regional hospital center.