Swiss Government Hit by Major Health Data Breach

Ransomware attack on Radix health foundation compromises federal administration data, raising national cybersecurity concerns

Key Takeaways

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The Radix Foundation, a health promotion non-profit, was hit by a ransomware attack.
Data belonging to the Swiss federal administration was compromised in the attack.
Stolen data has been encrypted and published on the darknet.
Hackers did not penetrate federal government systems directly.
The National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has been contacted and is analyzing the situation.

By The Numbers

63,000

Reported cyber-related incidents

13,500

Increase in cases

They Said

"At no time were the hackers able to penetrate the systems of the federal administration, as the Radix Foundation itself does not have such direct access."
— National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC)

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