Massachusetts hospital turning ambulances away after cyberattack

A cyber incident at Signature Healthcare (including Brockton Hospital) caused widespread information-system outages that forced ambulance diversions, triggered downtime procedures, and led to canceled chemotherapy appointments; hospital officials are working with outside experts to investigate. The article frames this event within a larger, sustained surge in malicious activity targeting healthcare — including both financially motivated and nation-state actors — but offers no technical indicators or confirmed attribution for this specific attack.