Maryland Hospitals Hit by Cyberattack, Forcing Ambulance Reroutes and System Outages

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Maryland Hospitals Hit by Cyberattack, Forcing Ambulance Reroutes and System Outages
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Two Maryland hospitals, Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis and Doctors Community Medical Center in Lanham, reported a cybersecurity incident that disrupted certain systems, prompting ambulances to reroute non-critical patients; the facilities remain open, electronic records may be inaccessible, and investigators are assessing impact with no confirmed data leakage, plus a helpline for questions.

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