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Small healthcare data breach, big impact

14

Sep

2016

In 2016, we’ve seen more than 42 healthcare data breaches – and those only include ones that were reported. For example, you probably didn’t hear about the small breach that impacted the Catholic Health Care Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. In 2014, at the aforementioned organization, more than 400 residents’ information was exposed after […]

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88% of all ransomware is detected in the healthcare industry

28

Jul

2016

Solutionary found that companies in the healthcare industry had the most ransomware present, accounting for 88 percent of all ransomware detections in Q2. In addition, Cryptowall was the top ransomware variant detected during the quarter, accounting for nearly 94 percent of detections. “Healthcare has been a target for ransomware campaigns because the industry has often […]

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Children’s Health Care, Patient Records and Black Market Identity Theft

19

Jul

2016

Roughly once a month, every month, there is a new article or report of a hospital held hostage by ransomware; a former employee stealing hospital records; the careless loss of a laptop, smartphone or tablet PC by hospital personnel; or malware that has been quietly shoveling hospital data to a malicious third party. Why do […]

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