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Hackers steal data on 4.5 million US hospital patients |
August 18, 2014
A major U.S. hospital operator says hackers based in China broke into its computer systems and stole data on 4.5 million patients.Community Health Systems said the attack occurred in April and June of this year, but it wasn’t until July that it determined the theft had taken place.Working with a computer security company, it determined the attack was carried out by a group based in China that used “highly sophisticated malware” to attack its systems. It didn’t release specific details of the attack.“The attacker was able to bypass the company’s security measures and successfully copy and transfer certain data outside the company,” it said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2466300/hackers-steal-data-on-45-million-us-hospital-patients.html#tk.rss_all
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