NHS cyber-attack: Patients asked to use services 'wisely'
New Delhi: A computer virus known as
'Wanna Decryptor or WannaCry' that hit the National Health Service (NHS) in
England and Scotland last week has forced British hospitals to turn away patients and affected tens of thousands of organisations.
The ransomeware, which locked files
and demanded payment to allow access, has infected 200,000 machines in 150
countries since Friday, BBC reported. Patients have been urged to use the NHS
'wisely' as the impact of the attack still persists, while also asking them to
turn up for appointments, unless advised otherwise.
It is said that seven trusts out of
47 that were hit are still facing serious issues.
In England, 47 trusts reported
problems at hospitals and 13 NHS organisations in Scotland were also affected,
added the BBC report.
Urging people to be patient with the
staff due to the impact of the Friday's global cyber attack, Anne Rainsberry, NHS
incident director, said pathology services were the most seriously affected,
alongside imaging services, such as MRI and CT scans, and X-rays, which
transmit images via computers. Reports also suggest that now there are fears
that some NHS files may not have been backed up.
Some hospitals were compelled to
cancel treatments and appointments, and divert ambulances to other sites as
authoroties try to deal with the situation.
Meanhwile computing giant Microsoft
said 'the governments of the world should treat this cyber attack as a wake-up
call'.
The ransomeware spread to 150
countries, including Spain, Russia, and the United States.
16.05.2017
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