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Chief Operating Officer of a Network Security Company Charged with Cyberattack on Atlanta Medical Center

On June 10, 2021, a Georgia man was arraigned on charges arising out of a cyberattack conducted on Gwinnett Medical Center in 2018. See DOJ press release.

According to the indictment, Vikas Singla of Marietta, the chief operating officer of a metro-Atlanta network security company that served the health care industry, allegedly conducted a cyberattack on Gwinnett Medical Center.

More specifically, the Indictment alleges Singla, without authorization to a protected computer and/or exceeding his authorized access: (1) disrupted the medical center’s phone system; (2) disrupted the medical center’s printer system; and (3) obtained information from the medical center for purposes of commercial advantage and private financial gain.