Computer & phones allegedly hacked @ Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital
According to sources, the alleged hacking happened on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, and resulted in the phone lines at the BVIHSA going down for a period of time, however, it is unclear what time the system downtime happened and what was the scale of the outage.
'Systems were Down' - Dr. Ronald E. Georges
Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) reached out to CEO of the BVIHSA, Mr Ronald E. Georges who confirmed that there were technological issues at the authority, however, he did not say if the issue came as a result of 'computer hacking.'
"There was a system issue that the IT Department is working to resolve. The phone system has already been restored [and] we are working diligently to restore the remaining systems," Dr Georges told VINO.
He did not say if any type of data theft occurred during the downtime. Private medical records remain some of the most valuable types of data targeted by cybercriminals.
Not surprised @ Hacking allegation - CoP Matthews
Touching on the alleged hacking on the January 14, 2020, 'Honestly Speaking' radio show, Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews said while he was not aware of the issue, he is not surprised that it could happen.
"It doesn't entirely surprise me though... because we have had individual people come to us in the Territory and some high profile people complained about their own email systems being hacked," CoP Matthews said.
Mr Matthews further said that in relation to cybersecurity, a team will be in the VI to 'scope out' the capabilities of the RVIPF in relation to their current capabilities and what technical skills, training and equipment is needed to fight cybercrimes.
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15 Responses to “Computer & phones allegedly hacked @ Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital”
Malicious vipers!!! The likes of you would destroy people 's lives through evil gossip. Most times nosy, metae people have the worse lives but they always concerned about other people business and have the most to say.
I would suggest Phishing email training and all that but considering that you guys chose not to hire me, you probably don't want or need my input.