Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the collapse of the appointment system at Wuhan Children's Hospital due to the exploitation of software developed by "scalpers" to illegally secure medical appointments, leading to legal consequences for the perpetrators [1][2][3]. Group 1: Incident Overview - On July 5, 2024, the appointment system of Wuhan Children's Hospital experienced a 45-minute outage, preventing patients from making reservations through the official WeChat mini-program [1]. - The system was overwhelmed by a surge in access requests, with the hospital's system designed to handle up to 100,000 visits but facing actual traffic in the hundreds of thousands [2]. - The hospital reported that three patients successfully booked appointments for the same specialist, indicating the use of malicious software to monopolize appointment slots [2][3]. Group 2: Perpetrators and Their Methods - Nine individuals from four groups were convicted for crimes related to the disruption, with sentences ranging from 10 months to 1 year and 1 month [1][3]. - The software developed by the scalpers could refresh and click to secure appointments at a rate of 100 times per second, significantly outpacing the manual efforts of regular patients [4][5]. - The groups involved had distinct roles, including software development, operation, and reselling of appointment slots, with some members being IT professionals and graduates from prestigious universities [3][6]. Group 3: Financial Implications - The scalpers charged patients a markup ranging from 50 to several hundred yuan for appointment slots, with some selling at prices between 120 and 600 yuan [6][7]. - The illegal activities not only generated significant profits for the scalpers but also severely impacted the ability of regular patients to access necessary medical care [7][8]. Group 4: Legal Consequences and Recommendations - The court ruled against the scalpers, confiscating their illegal gains and imposing prison sentences, with the totality of their actions deemed as a serious disruption to the hospital's operations [8][9]. - Following the incident, recommendations were made to improve the security of the hospital's online appointment system, including limiting access frequency and implementing advanced verification methods [9].

新华社南京6月10日电（记者朱国亮）南京市公安局10日披露捣毁3个非法入侵医院挂号系统的"黑客黄 牛"团伙，团伙持有的个别支付账号一年支付记录高达5000余条，挂号平均仅需0.02秒。 一边是普通患者一号难求，一边是"黄牛"在网络平台公然声称可代挂专家号。针对医院挂号难这一突出 民生问题，南京市公安局于今年1月成立专案组进行侦查。 专案组首先调取相关医院近一年来4万余条挂号记录，对热门专家挂号信息进行比对分析，发现多个第 三方支付账号存在异常数量的挂号支付信息，个别账号一年支付记录高达5000余条，远超正常患者就医 频次。与此同时，专案组还发现还存在同一个IP地址短时间内使用不同身份证号高频挂号、多个就诊卡 绑定同一支付账户的异常情况。 通过对这些异常数据的分析、追踪，南京警方最终锁定分别以曹某、倪某、余某为首的3个犯罪团伙， 并于今年5月15日在河南、安徽等地开展集中收网行动，截至目前已抓获犯罪嫌疑人22人。 之后，另外两个"黑客黄牛"团伙也浮出水面。这两个团伙主要采取"占坑洗号"方式，其手法是：先通过 网络购买数百个手机号码，然后利用抢号软件抢挂"占号"，再行倒卖。 南京警方表示，经实测，普通患者网上挂号 ...