[NNagain] Cellular outage in US hits AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon users, Downdetector shows + Cyberattacks on hospitals are likely to increase, putting lives at risk, experts warn

["David Bray, PhD" <david.a.bray@gmail.com>]

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/cellular-outage-in-us-hits-at-t-t-mobile-and-verizon-users-downdetector-shows/ar-BB1iHBMF

A cellular outage in the United States was reported by AT&T, T-Mobile,
Verizon and other network users on Thursday, according to outage tracking
website Downdetector.com.

The number of reports of AT&T outages peaked at 31,931 at around 4:30 a.m.
ET, data from Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status
reports from sources including user-submitted errors on its platform,
showed.

More than 800 service outages of U.S. wireless carriers Verizon and
T-Mobile were also reported on the platform.

Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T did not immediately reply to Reuters' requests
for comment.

And this -  I was just on a call where it's clear this is increasing:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/cyberattacks-on-hospitals-are-likely-to-increase-putting-lives-at-risk-experts-warn/ar-BB1ihhll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around
the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling
operations at a premier Midwestern children's hospital, and that the U.S.
government is doing too little prevent such breaches.

Hospitals in recent years have shifted their use of online technology to
support everything from telehealth to medical devices to patient records.
Today, they are a favorite target for internet thieves who hold systems'
data and networks hostage for hefty ransoms, said John Riggi, the American
Hospital Association’s cybersecurity adviser.

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*David Bray, PhD *Principal, LeadDoAdapt Ventures, Inc.
<https://www.leaddoadapt.com/>
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<https://napawash.org/fellow/305629> & Distinguished
Fellow
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S. Stimson Center <https://www.stimson.org/ppl/david-bray/>, Business
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