Canadian Health Agency Crippled by Malware Last Year
The federal agency that helps protect Canadians against epidemics came down with a devastating case of computer cramps last year that could have put lives at risk.More here.
Hundreds of computers at the Public Health Agency of Canada fell victim to a "worm,'' a bit of malicious software that nearly brought operations to a halt.
The infection began with just a few computers but spread like a Prairie grass fire, eventually knocking out 1,308 work stations in three cities and taking more than a month to eradicate, say newly released documents.
The "worm'' also spread to Health Canada when infected agency computers tapped into the bigger department's data network, disabling 543 additional work stations in five of Health Canada's Ottawa-area offices.
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posted by Fergie @ 3/30/2008 05:10:00 PM
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