Hospital in western Poland switches to ‘paper-based’ system following cyberattack
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A hospital in Szczecin, Poland, reverted to paper records after a cyberattack encrypted its IT system on March 7. Officials advise non-urgent patients to use other facilities to avoid delays, as Poland faces daily cyberattacks amid tensions with Russia.
Source: TVP World
A hospital in the western Polish city of Szczecin has been forced back to a ‘paper-based’ system following a huge cyberattack that has blocked access to the medical facility’s IT system. The Independent Public Regional Hospital was hit by a cyberattack on Mar. 7. The criminals encrypted some of the data, blocking access to it. “The hospital's priority is to restore access to the IT system and return to standard operating mode,” a spokeperson said. A statement from hospital officials urges people with non-urgent medical needs to consider alternative facilities to reduce delays caused by manual processing. Critical infrastructure such as hospitals and utilities systems around Poland are being targeted by 20 and 50 cyberattacks every day amid ongoing tensions with Russia, Dariusz Standerski, Poland’s deputy minister for digital affairs, said in Sep. 2025. Full Story