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Hospital authorities found computer system locked when they tried to access it.Cyber criminals attacked the(MGM) New, Vashi with ransomware demandingWhen the hospital authorities on July 16 tried to access the computer system, they found it locked, and the hackers demanding bitcoins in exchange for unlocking the encrypted systems.This is the third malware attack in Navi Mumbai.Earlier in June 2017, one of the terminals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) was impacted by the malware attack on Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk that operates the Gateway Terminals India (GTI) in JNPT.Last week, a former corporator’s hotel – Three Star – in Kharghar was affected due to the ransomware wherein the hackers demanded $400 in bitcoins to unlock the system. The corporator lodged a complaint with the Kharghar police station about it.In May 2016, around 150 computers in Mantralaya were attacked by the same ransomware demanding money in bitcoins.“They have lodged a complaint with us. We are trying to verify the Internet Protocol Address (IP) from where the email has originated. It has come fromMail.com. The hospital has told us that their data and all applications have been locked. They had taken back-up till June, but July was left. The functionality was affected as records of all functions such as creation of bills and prescribing medicines are maintained online. Though they have a written record of everything, they are now trying to get back everything on track with the help of cyber experts and their technical staff,” said Manoj Doshi, deputy commissioner of police, Navi Mumbai Crime Branch.Vashi MGM Hospital’s administrator PK Shashankar confirmed the cyberattack, and said that when they tried to login into systems, an email popped up demanding money in bitcoins but no figure. “We are in the process of recovery and should be on track soon we have lodged a formal complaint already,” said Shashankar.