Millions Of Records Lost In 22 Major Health System Cybercrimes Over Past Year
Two surveys released this week find that hospitals must do a better job of guarding valuable health care data against hacking.
McClatchy:
U.S. Healthcare Sector Vulnerable To Cybersecurity Attack
The U.S. health care industry has been hit with 22 major computer breaches since mid-2015 that have resulted in the loss of millions of patient records, says SecurityScorecard, a New York City firm that offers cybersecurity ratings and monitoring. Nearly two-thirds of the 27 largest hospitals in the United States are slow to install security patches to overcome cyber vulnerabilities, the company said in a report released Thursday. It was only one of two surveys released this week on the health care system and cybercrime. A second report, released by Intel Security’s McAfee Labs unit, underscored that stolen medical records are less valuable than stolen records from banks – but still valuable. (Johnson, 10/28)
