---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:26:43 GMT From: Fergie <fergdawg@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: funsec@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [funsec] Quebec Health Officials Fighting Computer Virus -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Via The Montreal Gazette (props, Flying Hamster). [snip] Quebec health officials are battling a fast-spreading virus that struck its entire computer network system late Tuesday. The virus ripped through computers at most health-care institutions, affecting hospitals, CLSCs and nursing homes? administrative activities So far, it?s caused a province-wide slowdown and some fear that patients? files may have been damaged, too. But government officials say patients? privacy has not been compromised and confidential information remains confidential. The extent of the damage is not yet known, Isabelle Merizzi, press attache to Health Minister Philippe Couillard said Wednesday. [snip] More: http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=388d592a-5e70-4e67 - -bb72-85f3b506b77a&k=74169 - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.5.3 (Build 5003) wj8DBQFF1KXgq1pz9mNUZTMRAuC1AKDDocKzveHAwWwoXR+F38/bA9Jm4wCg85Ng 2PxcQlqEeLibcE1U/Z1bCqs= =caJY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
