Health ministry approaches CERT-In over attempt to hack its website

New Delhi: The Union health ministry has asked the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to look into the reported attempt of hacking of its website allegedly by a Russian hacker group. Cyber security experts from CloudSEK have claimed that Russian hacker group ‘Phoenix’ targeted the website and managed to get access to the ministry’s Health Management Information System portal, has details of all the hospitals of India and employees and physicians.

“We have sought details and asked the CERT-In to look into the alleged hacking of the health ministry’s website. They will submit a report,” an official source told PTI.