TechRepublic November 13, 2019
Veronica Combs

Lots of PHI, low security, and multiple entry points make hospitals the perfect target for hackers and ransomware attacks are up 45% in Q3.

For doctors, X-rays and the machines that produce them are powerful tools for diagnosing an injury or an illness.

For thieves, X-rays can be the starting point for identity theft. An X-ray includes a patient’s name, date of birth, the hospital name, and sometimes an account number. A cybercriminal can guess the city of residence based on this information, and from there can look up property tax and voting records.

In a new report on the state of healthcare data security, Malwarebytes reports that cyber criminals...

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