Kangwon National University Hospital restores imaging system crippled by ransomware
The picture archiving and communication system (PACS) at Kangwon National University Hospital was crippled by a ransomware attack. News of the system's restoration emerged on 29 January 2026, and the hospital said there had been no disruption to patient care.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Kangwon National University Hospital
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) crippled
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- South Korea
Timeline
- The medical imaging system crippled by ransomware was restored, and the hospital said there had been no disruption to patient care.
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Suspected ransomware cyber-attack disrupts Kangwon National University Hospital’s medical imaging system
Impact: Blocked access to the medical imaging system and disruption to patient care
Kangwon National University Hospital suffered a suspected ransomware cyber-attack in January 2026, blocking access to its medical imaging system and disrupting patient care. The attacker demanded Bitcoin worth hundreds of millions of won in return for decryption. The hospital restored the system within two days, and no personal information leak was confirmed at the time.
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