TechHQ January 29, 2020
Jia Jen Low

Healthcare maintained its unfortunate status as the most-targeted industry last year.

After an unwanted hospital visit, the last thing you’ll probably expect to worry about is that your personal data may be at risk, but that risk is an unfortunate reality today.

More than one in ten healthcare providers have suffered a breach since 2016, with the sector maintaining its status as the most-targeted industry last year.

In 2017, the notorious WannaCry ransomware attack infected more than 300,000 machines in 150 countries. Up to 80 National Health Service hospitals in Britain suffered a massive blow and were forced to divert patients after GPs and hospitals were unable to access medical records.

The impact is still widely discussed today and hospitals...

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