back to article Ransomware's ripple effect felt across ERs as patient care suffers

Ransomware infected 389 US healthcare organizations this fiscal year, putting patients' lives at risk and costing facilities up to $900,000 a day in downtime alone, according to Microsoft. In a report published Tuesday, Redmond recounts the surging costs – both in terms of patient care and dollars, with the average admitted …

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  2. Grinning Bandicoot
    Big Brother

    Is it manslaughter?

    My limited understanding of law is that when a death occurs due the commission of the crime then murder in some degree can be charged. Some religions and cultures claim to take a dim view of murder so there might be an interesting approach to security.

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