Nuku'alofa, Tonga, June 27, 2025 (AFP) - Hackers seize control of Tonga's health IT system

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2025-06-27

Pacific island nation Tonga has refused to pay a US$1 million ransom after hackers seized control of the country's health IT system. Hackers broke into Tonga's national health database earlier this month, the government said, locking out medical staff who have since reverted to paper record keeping. The IT system stores confidential patient information and is used widely across the nation's hospitals and clinics. Police minister Piveni Piukala......

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