Cyberattack cripples major US health care network
Ascension, a major U.S. health care system with 140 hospitals in 19 states, announced late Thursday that a cyberattack has caused disruptions at some of its hospitals.
May 10, 2024
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Cyberattacks on hospitals are likely to increase, putting lives at risk, experts warn
Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a premier Midwestern children's hospital, and that the U.S. government is doing too ...
Feb 14, 2024
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A criminal actor is to blame for a dayslong cyberattack on a Chicago hospital, officials say
A large children's hospital in Chicago remains hobbled by a cyberattack that began more than a week ago, cutting doctors and nurses off from digital patient records and limiting parents' ability to communicate with their ...
Feb 8, 2024
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YouTube creators will soon have to disclose use of gen AI in videos or risk suspension
YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, including a requirement that creators reveal whether they've used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos.
Nov 14, 2023
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'AI doctor' better at predicting patient outcomes, including death
Artificial intelligence has proven itself useful in reading medical imaging and even shown it can pass doctors' licensing exams.
Jun 7, 2023
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Elon Musk's Neuralink probed over material shipments
Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink is being probed over its shipping methods after an animal rights group contacted the U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. officials said.
Feb 10, 2023
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Deep-learning model extracts important data from health records to assist with personalized medicine
Electronic health records (EHRs) need a new public relations manager. Ten years ago, the U.S. government passed a law that required hospitals to digitize their health records with the intent of improving and streamlining ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Ill will: Hackers hold healthcare data to ransom
Australia's biggest private health insurer Medibank is at the centre of the latest major attack by hackers holding health systems, hospitals and, increasingly, patients' health records, to ransom in one of the trends in cybercrime.
Nov 9, 2022
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Hospital chain attack part of ongoing cybersecurity concerns
Diverted ambulances. Cancer treatment delayed. Electronic health records offline. These are just some of ripple effects of an apparent cyberattack on a major nonprofit health system that disrupted operations throughout the ...
Oct 7, 2022
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What do TikTok, Bunnings, eBay and Netflix have in common? They're all hyper-collectors
You walk into a shopping centre to buy some groceries. Without your knowledge, an electronic scan of your face is taken by in-store surveillance cameras and stored in an online database. Each time you return to that store, ...
Jul 21, 2022
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