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Flights, hospitals and Olympics: How the tech outage is impacting global operations

A global technical outage affecting Microsoft caused flights to be cancelled, broadcasters to go off air and had a “limited” impact on the Paris Olympics early on Friday. The outage was blamed on a “flaw” in a software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, which announced shortly before 6 a.m. EDT that the issue had been […]

REPORT: 2,400 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV And Hepatitis At Oregon Hospitals

Roughly 2,400 patients at two hospitals in Portland, Oregon, reportedly could have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis. The affected individuals were patients at Providence and Legacy Health, according to NBC News. The medical facilities have reportedly urged them to test themselves “out of an abundance of caution.” The possible exposure was the result of […]

Ben Affleck Daughter Demands Mask Mandates in L.A. Hospitals

Actor Ben Affleck’s daughter is calling on the government to make mask-wearing mandatory in Los Angeles hospitals. “The county must oppose mask bans for any reason,” Violet Affleck said. “Hello, I’m Violet Affleck. I live in Los Angeles and I’m voting for the first time. I’m 18 years old,” the daughter of Ben Affleck and […]

Dem Gov Issues Executive Order Mandating Hospitals Provide ‘Emergency’ Abortions

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey issued an executive order Monday in response to the Idaho abortion ban, requiring hospitals to provide “emergency” abortions. The executive order issued by Healey’s office provides protections for providers and out-of-state travelers coming to Massachusetts for an abortion. The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Idaho’s abortion ban in the […]

UK Blames Russian Hackers for Attacks on London Hospitals

LONDON (AP) — A Russian cybercrime group is believed to be behind a ransomware attack that has roiled London hospitals and led to the cancellation of surgeries and appointments, Britain’s former cybersecurity chief said Wednesday. Ciaran Martin, former chief executive of the National Cyber ​​Security Centre, said a group known as “Qilin” was probably behind […]

London NHS hospitals revert to paper records after cyber-attack | NHS

A cyber attack believed to have been carried out by a Russian group disrupted an NHS hospital’s IT network, forcing it to reinstate a long-abandoned paper record-keeping system in which blood test results are handed over by porters. Guy’s and St Thomas’ Trust (GSTT) has reverted to using paper, rather than computers, to receive patients’ […]