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Hackers stealing and selling your health records must be stopped

By James Scott

8 September 2016

A shadowy hand picks through a shelf of medical records

It’s healthy to exercise caution

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There is a new epidemic threatening our healthcare system. A blatant disregard in medical organisations for ensuring their computers and staff don’t fall prey to hackers is putting sensitive records at the mercy of those intent on stealing them.

Attackers , making this sector the most targeted and most successfully breached of all critical infrastructures in the US. In 2015, attacks .

Hackers are obtaining treasure troves of immensely lucrative data at little risk. They are…

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