Police infected by Conflicker
by admin on Feb.03, 2010, under Uncategorized
Greater Manchester Police computers infected by Conficker virus
Greater Manchester Police disconnected from the Police National Computer since Friday
Dave Bailey
Computing, 02 Feb 2010
The Conficker virus has infected Greater Manchester Police (GMP) IT systems, necessitating their isolation from the Police National Computer (PNC) system.
PNC IT experts disconnected GMP’s system from the central database last Friday. GMP has since been asking neighbouring forces to carry out name and vehicle checks on its behalf.
Speaking to the BBC, assistant chief constable Dave Thompson said no data had been lost and that the virus was not destructive, but gave no details of whether it was a variant of the original virus.“A team of experts is now working on removing the virus, and we won’t be reconnected until we are sure there is no further threat,” said Thompson.
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