Hospital gave researcher a dedicated PC after malware infections
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A Register On Call account says a hospital gave a researcher a dedicated PC after malware infections; students later cited it in a lawsuit.
In The Register’s On Call column, a former hospital support worker says a prominent organ-transplant researcher repeatedly infected lab PCs with malware while viewing adult sites. Management knew of the policy violations but took no action until a cyber-worm was traced to his PC. Rather than discipline him, the CIO ordered a dedicated machine from e-waste for personal use, and the worker was told to comply or find another job. After that PC, malware cleanups fell to about once a year, though it also became infected. The worker later left; graduate students sued and, according to the account, used the computer as evidence. The column names neither the hospital nor the doctor.
- Prominent transplant researcher's lab PCs infected via adult sites
- A cyber-worm was later traced to the doctor's PC
- CIO ordered a dedicated e-waste PC instead of discipline
- Malware cleanups fell to about once a year afterward
- Graduate students later cited the computer in a lawsuit
- The column names neither the hospital nor the doctor
What each outlet adds
beyond the shared facts- The RegisterCIO ultimatum, yearly cleanups, unnamed parties, and lawsuit evidence
- Vendors
- Hospital
- Malware
- cyber-worm
- Victims
- hospital
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The Register · SecurityFirst report
Hospital gave doctor special PC for personal use after malware outbreak
Hospital ignored doctor's malware from adult content and provided a special PC for personal use, later leading to a lawsuit.
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Hospital gave doctor a separate PC after repeated malware
A reader says students later cited that computer in a lawsuit over the hospital’s knowledge.