March 30, 2016
MedStar hospitals crippled by computer virus
Editor's Note
Washington DC-area MedStar hospitals were hit by a computer virus that forced all computers offline on March 28, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The shutdown of computers was the latest against US hospitals after a California hospital paid ransom to free its infected systems using bitcoin currency.
The FBI is assessing whether a similar situation occurred at MedStar.
Modern medicine in the Washington area reverted to 1960s-era paper systems when one of the largest hospital chains was crippled by a virus that shuttered its computers for patients and medical staff.
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