Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has been targeted by hackers in a ransomware attack, with the hackers demanding a ransom of $3.4 million in Bitcoin. The hospital has resorted to using handwritten notes and faxes after being knocked offline. Patients are having to pick up prescriptions and test results in person. Ransomware attacks are simple for hackers to conduct and can result in them securing funds from businesses. The FBI and Los Angeles Police Department are investigating the attack.

Vans seized, ‘unsafe’ Uber suspended and drivers quizzed during West Midlands Police sting
In an operation to reduce motoring offences, police officers and driving agencies pulled over and checked vehicles in the Black Country at a quiet industrial