Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust were hit by a virus attack.
Three hospitals were brought offline by a computer infection, which also led to the cancellation of all routine procedures and outpatient visits.
Its electrical systems were compromised by a "computer virus."
The hospital has decided to lock down the majority of its computer networks in response to the attack in order to fight the virus.
Medical emergencies involving major trauma and women in high-risk labor were being diverted to neighboring hospitals.
They apologized to affected patients and took preventive steps.
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"id": "hul155371122",
"linkid": "hullhospitals",
"type": "Malware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['patients'],
'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Northern Lincolnshire and Goole',
'name': 'Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS '
'Foundation Trust',
'type': 'Healthcare'}],
'attack_vector': 'Computer Virus',
'description': 'Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust were hit '
'by a virus attack. Three hospitals were brought offline by a '
'computer infection, which also led to the cancellation of all '
'routine procedures and outpatient visits. Its electrical '
"systems were compromised by a 'computer virus.' The hospital "
'has decided to lock down the majority of its computer '
'networks in response to the attack in order to fight the '
'virus. Medical emergencies involving major trauma and women '
'in high-risk labor were being diverted to neighboring '
'hospitals. They apologized to affected patients and took '
'preventive steps.',
'impact': {'downtime': ['Three hospitals were brought offline'],
'operational_impact': ['cancellation of all routine procedures and '
'outpatient visits',
'diversion of medical emergencies'],
'systems_affected': ['electrical systems']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['apologized to affected patients'],
'containment_measures': ['lock down the majority of its computer '
'networks']},
'title': 'Virus Attack on Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation '
'Trust',
'type': 'Virus Attack'}