2015 has seen a wave of 100m medical records being hacked; eight of the 10 largest hacks into any kind of healthcare provider happened this year, says the US Department of Health and Human Services, and it continues to rise. Investigators believe that some of the hacks are related and traced back to China. Bad ‘cyber hygiene’ The hackers’ tactics vary but in many of the health breaches they set up domain names that look similar to the websites operated by the insurance companies, which were set up before the hacks were detected. The hackers have also been targeting hospitals in other countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
2015 has seen a wave of 100m medical records being hacked; eight of the 10 largest hacks into any kind of healthcare provider happened this year, says the US Department of Health and Human Services, and it continues to rise. Investigators believe that some of the hacks are related and traced back to China. The hackers have also been targeting hospitals in other countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.