New Delhi, Dec 12 (TIWN) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday urged the government to ensure protection of sensitive personal data and take measures to prevent cyber attacks similar to the one launched on AIIMS Delhi's servers.

“The cyber attacks on the IT servers of AIIMS Delhi resulted in data losses which impeded its normal operations, including patient registration, consultation booking and availability of medical records. The origin, intent and extent of the attacks remain unclear, and I trust that the government recognising this as a matter of public importance will take the House into confidence with this and the measures are taken to prevent a recurrence,” Tharoor said in the Lok Sabha.  On November 23, a breach was detected in AIIMS Delhi’s IT servers, shortly after which the hospital’s patient management system was paralysed. AIIMS Delhi confirmed that a cyber attack had taken place following which a case of extortion and cyber terrorism was registered by the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations unit of the Delhi police on November 25.  Till December 1, 2022, AIIMS servers were inaccessible to patients. A few days later, AIIMS noted that e-hospital data had been restored.