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": "yor155471122",
"linkid": "york-and-scarborough-teaching-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust",
"type": "Malware",
"date": "12/2016",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'location': 'Northern Lincolnshire and Goole, UK',
'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 offline',
'operational_impact': ['Cancellation of all routine procedures',
'Cancellation of outpatient visits',
'Diversion of medical emergencies'],
'systems_affected': ['Electrical Systems', 'Computer Networks']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Apologized to affected patients'],
'containment_measures': ['Lock down majority of computer '
'networks']},
'title': 'Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust Virus Attack',
'type': 'Virus Attack'}