Conficker Worm Hits University of Utah Computers

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

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Via The WaPo (AP).

[snip]

University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than
700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals.

University health sciences spokesman Chris Nelson said the outbreak of the
Conficker worm, which can slow computers and steal personal information,
was first detected Thursday. By Friday, the virus had infiltrated computers
at the hospitals, medical school, and colleges of nursing, pharmacy and
health.

Nelson says patient data and medical records have not been compromised.

Information technology staff shut of Internet access for up to six hours at
some campus locations Friday so they could isolate the virus. They were
expected to work through the weekend to eradicate it from the system.

[snip]

More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/12/AR200904120
0313.html

Not a Happy Easter for the University of Utah IT staff, obviously.

- - ferg

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