An investigation is under way at the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) following a breach of its IT systems.
Over the weekend, hackers used a ransomware virus to target selected points in the systems rendering them inaccessible.
Ransomware is malware designed to deny a user or organization access to files on their computer.
As a result, users were unable to receive communication from the lab’s information system and other databases.
The NHLS is South Africa’s diagnostic pathology service for public healthcare facilities comprising a network of 265 laboratories.
“Preliminary data suggests that our enterprise resource planning, environment and laboratory information system, and our central data warehouse are not affected—therefore no patient data has been lost or compromised,” said spokesperson Mzi Gcukumana.
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