A ransomware attack against South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service
(NHLS) has put lives at risk and created chaos for healthcare services across
the country.
(NHLS) has put lives at risk and created chaos for healthcare services across
the country.
On June 22, the BlackSuit ransomware group hit NHLS, leaving it unable to
process millions of blood tests. This means serious conditions have been left
undiagnosed and lives endangered. This included details of tests that screened
for diseases like tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, as well as the mpox (also known as
monkeypox) outbreak
