FILE PHOTO: A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech Republic’s cyber-security watchdog warned of possible cyberattacks on hospitals on Thursday as the central European country’s health ministry said it had already thwarted some smaller-scale hack attempts.
“The information we have available has led us to a reasonable fear of a real threat of serious cyberattacks on major targets in the Czech Republic, especially on healthcare systems,” the cyber watchdog NUKIB’s Director Karel Rehka said.
The warning comes as the country works to stay ahead of the new coronavirus outbreak to keep strain off the healthcare sector. The government was swift with measures virtually locking down the country when the first cases of the new coronavirus appeared at the start of March.
It has reported 6,359 cases and has stabilised the growth rate of…
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