TOPEKA, Kan. — A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records. An Ascension spokesperson said it detected “unusual activity” Wednesday on its computer network systems. Officials refused … Read more
Hong Kong’s innovation minister has acknowledged that the city lacks talent and investment in technological development and has pledged to step up efforts to attract overseas professionals and private capital in a bid to prevent firms from leaving for “places with money”. But Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong also expressed optimism about … Read more
Some state governments and federal regulators were already moving to keep individuals’ reproductive health information private when a U.S. senator’s report last week offered a new jolt, describing how cellphone location data was used to send millions of anti-abortion ads to people who visited Planned Parenthood offices. Federal law bars medical providers from sharing health … Read more
