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Health Ministry’s online prescription database hacked

The online prescription database of the Greek Ministry of Health was attacked by hackers last week, Skai reported on Thursday.

According to a statement issued by the Health Ministry, doctors were unable to use the ministry’s database last Friday, after hackers managed to block the online service by uploading about 1.5 million fake prescriptions.

Greek police has launched an investigation regarding the incident.

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