US hospitals hacked with ancient exploits

Attackers have popped three prominent US hospitals, using deliberately ancient malware so old that it slips under the radar of modern security controls to compromise Windows XP boxes and gain network beacheads.

The attacks were foiled using deceptive honeypot-style frameworks, according to California-based TrapX.

Hospitals were attacked between late 2015 and early this year, potentially compromising medical systems such as x-ray machines, and fluoroscopy radiology systems.