Should I Attend Hospital Following Ransomware Attack?

Appointments and operations have been cancelled due to a major cyber attack that affected 45 National Health Service (NHS) organisations across England and Scotland. Despite warnings that systems would be vulnerable to attack, the NHS’s contract with Microsoft to update patches on Windows XP expired in 2015. Critics accuse the government of scrimping on security. The head of the UK’s cyber security agency, Ciaran Martin, stated the agency was doing “everything in its power” to get “vital services” back up and running.