The preliminary investigation into the cyberattack on some of the servers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi has found that the hack originated from another country, and could possibly have involved “a foreign state actor”, according to The Indian Express. The cyber incident that took place last month had brought the online management system of the institute to a halt, and raised concerns over the data of crores of patients being compromised, including that of high-profile political personalities.

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In), the country’s premier cybersecurity agency, is learnt to have concluded its initial investigation into the cyberattack, including the diagnosis of the hack and a preliminary identification of the actors involved in it. Investigators are also learnt to have found that AIIMS was using the services of a private company to design and run its servers, which is expected to trigger a policy change by the Centre that could lead to all bodies affiliated to the Government facing periodic safety audits.