Conficker infects servers at Leeds NHS

Likely infection route was a laptop or USB stick…

“…A spokesperson for NHS Leeds said, “We can confirm that some of our servers have been affected by the Conficker virus. We’re currently disinfecting the infected servers in the system and expect this process to be complete by the end of the week…”

“…Over recent weeks, UK public sector IT systems, particularly in hospitals, have been struck down by secondary infections. The outbreak in Leeds comes a little over a fortnight after the malware infected systems over the Pennines at Mid Cheshire NHS Trust. Conficker infected 85 PCs (or 3 per cent) of machines across the trust’s network….”

The Register: Conficker outbreak infects Leeds hospital servers