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Hospital Allegedly Posts Woman’s STD Status Online

05
Jun
2014

A Cincinnati woman is suing the University of Cincinnati Medical Center after an employee allegedly posted her medical records—including her name, personal information, and diagnosis for syphilis—to a Facebook group called “Team No Hoes,” WLWT reports. The lawsuit alleges that the woman’s ex-boyfriend, Raphael Bradley, convinced two hospital…

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Weak hospital security means hackers could steal medical records and ruin blood supplies

28
Apr
2014

Hackers targeting hospitals could spoil blood supplies, access medical records, and change defibrillator settings so they deliver random shocks, according to a new study detailed by Wired. The study, overseen by Scott Erven, information security head at Essentia Health, showed that medical equipment in a large chain of US health facilities was vulnerable to cyberattacks. …

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