Chinese state-backed hackers accidentally infected a European hospital with malware

A cybersecurity incident at a European hospital highlights the uncontrolled spread of malware by hackers connected to the Chinese military, researchers have found. Experts from the cybersecurity company Check Point responded to an incident earlier this year involving a hospital that was inadvertently affected by a self-propagating malware infection introduced to the healthcare institution’s network.

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