Life Mirrors Art: Ransomware Hits Hospitals on TV & IRL

This article contrasts HBO's fictional portrayal of a hospital ransomware outage with a real-world ransomware attack on the University of Mississippi Medical Center that disrupted Epic electronic medical records and forced 35 clinics to go offline, cancel appointments, and rely on manual processes; experts praise the realistic operational details, note some dramatizations, and recommend focusing on credential security, clinical resilience planning, and regular tabletop/downtime drills to protect patient safety.