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Vikas Singla, the chief operating officer of a network security enterprise working for the healthcare sector has been accused by federal prosecutors of alleged crimes coming from a cyberattack on Georgia-based Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC) back in September 2018.
According to the charges, the attack conducted by the 45 years old man involved disrupting phone and network printer service and gaining information from a digitizing device. The indictment further alleges that the cyberattack on the medical center was carried out, in part, for financial profit.
Special Agent in Charge Chris Hacker of the FBI’s Atlanta Field Office stated:
This cyberattack on a hospital not only could have had disastrous consequences but patients’ personal information was also compromised. The FBI and our law enforcement partners are determined to hold accountable, those who allegedly put people’s health and safety at risk while driven by greed.
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The indictment and other information presented in court state that Vikas Singla was responsible for disrupting phone service and obtaining information from a digitising device.