Three hospitals in London are reported to be infected by a variant of the Mytob worm.
According to the BBC, St Bartholomew’s (also known as Barts) in the City, the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel and The London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green have been forced to shut down their entire computer systems as a result of the infection.
A statement on the Barts website has attempted to reassure the public and patients that the attack was being dealt with and that no one was in any danger.
According to The Register, some doctors have resorted to using pen-and-paper backup systems.
The Mytob worm spreads via email, planting a backdoor Trojan horse which can be used by…
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