Conficker Infects Leeds Hospital Servers

Conficker Infects Leeds Hospital Servers

Last week, servers on the network of NHS Leeds needed IT Support because of an IT security problem that involved infection with the Conficker worm. Because of this unexpected problem, some servers had to be take offline so that administrators could get the worm out of their systems. A leaked memo said that this happened because of the IT connectivity of a laptop that was not protected and was using the Internet.

NHS Leeds said that it would get rid of the worm by the end of the week. “We can confirm that some of our servers have been affected by the Conficker virus. Fortunately our PCs themselves remain unaffected at this time and the virus has not affected our clinical systems. We have managed to reduce the impact on all other services so that there has been minimal disruption to the organisation. To reduce the risk of future viruses we have a patching strategy in place,” said a spokesperson from NHS Leeds.