The sophisticated Conficker worm has infected about 800 computers at the University of Utah, campus officials said today.
The outbreak was first detected Thursday and, by Friday, had spread to computers at the hospitals, medical school and colleges of nursing, pharmacy and health.
Chris Nelson, a University of Utah health sciences spokesman, said that patient data and medical records had not been compromised because they are protected more securely.
The outbreak was still active this morning, although it has been contained, he said.
"It's still presenting itself, but we're able to manage it in a much more localized way," said Nelson, adding that school officials believe they contained it before it jeopardized personal information.
The university's office of information technology notified the campus and advised faculty, students and staff on how to protect their computers and has been aggressively cleaning infected machines. - ABC News Story
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