Ambulances diverted after New York hospitals hit by cyber attack

It's all too easy sometimes to imagine that a cyber attack is confined to the digital world, and that - although disruptive - it may not have serious consequences in real life. Maybe the attack which happened last week in New York will make you think differently. A cyber attack hit the infrastructure of Westchester Medical Center Health Network [https://www.wmchealth.org/news/healthalliance-of-the-hudson-valley-experiences-po-1635] , impacting the computer systems of HealthAlliance Hospital in