Synlab, the medical diagnostic center present in Como in Viale Innocenzo, where services are also provided in agreement with the national health service, is under hacker attack. The company itself communicates this with a notice on its website.
“Synlab – reads the note – informs all patients and customers that it has suffered a hacker attack on its IT systems throughout the national territory. As a precaution, as soon as the attack was identified and in accordance with company IT security procedures, all company IT systems in Italy were immediately deactivated. The company promptly established a task force, made up of internal and external professionals, and is working to mitigate the impacts and restore its systems as soon as possible, in collaboration with the competent authorities. Unfortunately, due to the current situation, – we read again – we inform our customers and patients that all activities at sampling points, medical centers and laboratories in Italy remain suspended until further notice, including downloading and collection of reports”.
