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Want meds? Give us your debit card and PIN, says KEM's pharmacy

<p>With ATMs running dry and no wireless card machine, store inside KEM Hospital is asking those buying medicines to hand over their card and PIN, leaving them helpless in case it is misused</p>

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KEM Hospital is the one of the largest tertiary hospitals in the city
KEM Hospital is the one of the largest tertiary hospitals in the city

Even as 74 countries round the globe are dealing with a sophisticated ransomware cyber attack, locally, patients at one of the largest tertiary hospitals are being subjected to a vulnerability of the silliest variety. At KEM Hospital, with ATMs running dry and no wireless card machine, the pharmacy is expecting customers to simply hand over their debit cards and their PINs to a stranger behind the counter, or else figure out a way to pay in cash.

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