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Reply to "NHS in England is under cyber attack"

Eugene's Lair posted:
Jen-Star posted:

Apparently It was down to a bug in window 10 that was patched in March, it would appear NHS and others affected didnt update and patch it... Or so I've just been told 

I'm not so sure about that, Jen. My understanding is that much of the NHS is still running XP.

 

From the Register article I quoted previously:

"The security hole has been patched for modern Windows versions, but not WindowsXP – and the NHS is a massive user of the legacy operating system."

 

Our computers run Windows 7, but that doesn't mean that other boards do. The news has just said that only 3 boards in Scotland HAVEN'T been affected. In most areas it is only GP surgeries that have been hit, but in Lanarkshire all three hospitals have been hit as well!

 

God knows what it'll be like when we go back on Monday!

Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
Last edited by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing
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