The extent to which sensitive data had been exposed was yet to be determined.
Life Healthcare Group has announced its southern African operation has been the victim of a targeted criminal attack on its IT systems.
In a statement on Tuesday, the group said it acted immediately after becoming aware of the hack and took its systems offline. Patient care has not been impacted as hospitals and administrative offices have switched over to backup manual processing systems. Pieter Van der Westhuizen, Acting Group CEO said: “We apologise for any frustration, delay, or distress this criminal act has caused to our patients, doctors, employees, funders and other stakeholders. We thank them for their understanding, support and patience as we resolve this matter.
“Patient care remains our key priority. We are deeply disappointed and saddened that criminals would attack our facilities during such a time, when we are all working tirelessly and collectively to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.patients some frustration, in what is already a trying time.
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