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Crucial Texas hospital system turning ambulances away after ransomware attack
The University Medical Center Health System in Lubbock, Texas, confirmed on Friday that outages are being caused by a ransomware incident.
Earlier this year, the hospital system notified thousands of people of a data breach that exposed troves of sensitive information. Last week, two prominent members of Congress introduced a new bill designed to better prepare U.S. hospitals and healthcare networks for these sorts of attacks. The bill would provide billions in funding to hospitals and force them to not only adopt minimum cybersecurity standards but also undergo stress tests to determine if they are capable of restoring services after a cyber incident.
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