Hackers target Ernakulam hospital, steal 800GB data
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a shocking exposure of a lack of proper cyber security guardrails and its costly consequences, a large volume of medical data from a leading private hospital in Ernakulam district was allegedly hacked by an international cybercriminal group and posted on darkweb for sale.
The data is suspected to have been hacked by ‘The Gentlemen’, a cybercriminal group that emerged in mid-2025 and targeted more than 400 organisations, including those in the healthcare sector, in around 50 countries.
