Computer Virus Strikes Two Scottish Hospitals
- Event Year
- 2009
- Reliability
- Confirmed
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Industry
- Other
Description
A PC worm infected the networking systems of two hospitals in Scotland. The infection started in the laboratory computers at the Stobhill and Gartnavel general hospitals and the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Care Centre. The systems were completely non-functional. Appointments for cancer patients had to be postponed. Systems were shut down for 2 days.
Impact
A PC worm infected the networking systems of two hospitals in Scotland. The systems were completely non-functional. Appointments for cancer patients had to be postponed. Systems were shut down for 2 days.