Dutch healthcare software vendor ChipSoft suffered a ransomware attack that forced the company to take its website and digital services for patients and healthcare providers offline. The incident impacted its HiX EHR platform and related services (Zorgportaal, HiX Mobile, Zorgplatform), prompted Z-CERT involvement, and caused reported outages at multiple hospitals. #ChipSoft #HiX #Zorgportaal #HiXMobile #Zorgplatform #Z-CERT #SintJansGasthuis #Laurentius #VieCuri #FlevoHospital
Keypoints
- ChipSoft experienced a ransomware attack that forced it to take websites and digital services offline.
- The HiX EHR platform and its services (Zorgportaal, HiX Mobile, Zorgplatform) were disabled as a precaution.
- Z-CERT is coordinating with ChipSoft and healthcare institutions to identify impact and assist recovery.
- Several hospitals, including Sint Jans Gasthuis, Laurentius, VieCuri, and Flevo Hospital, reported outages of patient-facing systems.
- The attack highlights the high risk to patient data and service continuity when healthcare IT providers are compromised, similar to recent CareCloud and TriZetto incidents.