Morning Headlines 7/23/18
NHS to receive £487m technology boost
In England, new Health Secretary Matt Hancock pledges his support for NHS modernization and announces $640 million in new technology funding.
Samsam infected thousands of LabCorp systems via brute force RDP
LabCorp is close to fully restoring its systems after they went offline in a July 13 ransomware attack.
Banner Health’s Tucson computer conversion yielded reports of medical errors
Banner Health’s $45 million conversion to Cerner caused medical errors and staff frustration, although hospital officials said delays in patient registration, lab ordering, and medication ordering and delivery didn’t harm patients.
SingHealth’s IT System Target of Cyberattack
Singapore says hackers stole the information of one-fourth of its population, 1.5 million people, in an attack involving its SingHealth clinics.
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