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Hospital devices left vulnerable, leave patients at risk

Medical devices have become the key pivot points for the attackers within healthcare networks. The number of major attacks where over 500 patient records were reported as breached rose more than 50 percent from 2015 to 2016. Cyber criminals get paid $20 to $40 for health insurance credentials, compared with $1 to $2 for U.S. credit card numbers prior to Target breach. Cybercriminals use these records to create false identities, to obtain credit and apply for credit cards, and to file false tax returns.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3167911/hospital-devices-left-vulnerable-leave-patients-vulnerable.html

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