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Hackers steal millions' data via hospital computers
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2014 Aug 18, 5:56am 1,087 views 1 comment
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curious2
2014 Aug 18, 6:03am
curious2
2014 Aug 18, 6:03am
That's a good question. All those "server errors" served data somewhere, but who knows where?
The latest reported breach stole data from more than 4 million patients treated within a large hospital chain over the last 5 years, and there's much more:
"US hospital network Community Health Systems confirmed in an SEC regulatory filing Monday that its computer network was the target of an external, criminal cyberattack.
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The healthcare industry has frequently been criticized for poor security practices in recent months. In April, the FBI issued a warning to healthcare providers regarding potential security weaknesses, and several security reports have highlighted the same threats.
According to a recent report from BitSight Technologies, healthcare and pharmaceutical companies have the lowest security performances when compared to the finance, utility and retail sectors."
Of course, that's just one of the frauds that you risk when going there...