From: CNBC
Los Angeles medical workers are dealing with an internal emergency straight out of science fiction, one that cybersecurity experts say is increasingly common.
For more than a week, hackers have shut down the internal computer system at a Hollywood-area hospital for a ransom of 9,000 bitcoin, or almost $3.7 million, according to NBC 4 Los Angeles. The hospital says patient care has not been compromised, though the cyberattack has forced the facility, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, to revert to paper registrations and medical records and send 911 patients to other area hospitals, NBC 4 reports.
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