SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 5

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The massive ransomware attack that has crippled e-hospital services of AIIMS, Delhi, highlights the (1) _________ vulnerability of the country’s healthcare infrastructure, and possibly other critical IT systems, to cybercriminals. The premier public healthcare institute (2) _________ to around 15 lakh outpatients and 80,000 inpatients every year. Consequently, there are fears that the attackers could sell the now force-encrypted AIIMS databases that contain (3) _________ information of patients-including political leaders, senior
administrators, and judges, and their healthcare records on the Dark Web. Of course, what has happened to AIIMS is hardly a local phenomenon. A (4) _________ increase in cyberattacks on healthcare institutes worldwide (5) _________ during the Covid pandemic. The Indian healthcare sector was the second-most targeted globally. It is clear that Indian hospitals are vulnerable to cybersecurity. Government and hospitals need to use best practices to ward off future crises.