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The story of how 6000 pharmacies were almost left without medicines.
German pharmaceutical distributor AEP, based in Bavaria, has fallen victim to a ransomware cyberattack that could disrupt the supply of medicines to thousands of pharmacies.
A statement on the company's official website described the incident as "targeted and criminal" - part of AEP's IT systems was encrypted. The attack was discovered last week, after which the company took "necessary and large-scale defensive measures."
AEP supplies more than 6,000 pharmacies throughout Germany and employs around 200 people. According to the Association of Pharmacists of Bavaria, pharmacies will be able to compensate for interruptions by using the stocks of other suppliers.
The investigation is being conducted by the Bavarian Criminal Police, in cooperation with which the AEP is actively looking for a solution to the problem with the involvement of experts in cyber incidents and IT forensics. The company noted that all external connections are disconnected, and the affected systems are completely stopped.
At this time, AEP is not available by phone and can only accept a limited number of email requests. The cyberattack on the AEP is another case of interference in the pharmaceutical industry.
Nevertheless, such a case, of course, is far from the first in global practice. For example, in February, the international pharmaceutical company Cencora reported data theft, and the attack on Change Healthcare in the same month significantly hampered the work of pharmacies in the United States.
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German pharmaceutical distributor AEP, based in Bavaria, has fallen victim to a ransomware cyberattack that could disrupt the supply of medicines to thousands of pharmacies.
A statement on the company's official website described the incident as "targeted and criminal" - part of AEP's IT systems was encrypted. The attack was discovered last week, after which the company took "necessary and large-scale defensive measures."
AEP supplies more than 6,000 pharmacies throughout Germany and employs around 200 people. According to the Association of Pharmacists of Bavaria, pharmacies will be able to compensate for interruptions by using the stocks of other suppliers.
The investigation is being conducted by the Bavarian Criminal Police, in cooperation with which the AEP is actively looking for a solution to the problem with the involvement of experts in cyber incidents and IT forensics. The company noted that all external connections are disconnected, and the affected systems are completely stopped.
At this time, AEP is not available by phone and can only accept a limited number of email requests. The cyberattack on the AEP is another case of interference in the pharmaceutical industry.
Nevertheless, such a case, of course, is far from the first in global practice. For example, in February, the international pharmaceutical company Cencora reported data theft, and the attack on Change Healthcare in the same month significantly hampered the work of pharmacies in the United States.
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