Dozens of hospitals in the United States have been forced to turn patients away as they deal with major ransomware attacks that have rendered them effectively useless.
A string of attacks targeted several hospitals and clinics in two states that resulted in IT system failures, staff members being locked out of programs needed for business and patient care, and crashed computer systems.
The attacks quickly crippled normal operations and forced hospitals to divert ambulances, cancel surgeries, and postpone appointments for outpatient procedures.
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