A data breach affecting health information technology company MyDr has affected half of the Polish population after hackers compromised its entire IT infrastructure.
By and large, the companies that Epic is suing seemed to be seeking medical data to sell to attorneys looking to establish mass tort cases involving many patients suffering similar injuries or conditions. In total the companies accessed 300,000 medical records under these alleged false pretenses.
Many healthcare professionals will have robust security processes in place but issues like the Meta scandal emphasize the importance of regular and consistent data security awareness.
When the US Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, it immediately increased the importance of protecting medical data privacy for a wide range of healthcare-related businesses, How are governments and businesses responding and what are the steps that CPOs can take?
Remote attackers and unauthorized users could access sensitive patient data and disrupt patient care via known security vulnerabilities present in 75% of medical infusion pumps.
Using any of the Top 100 health websites? There’s a good chance that sensitive medical data and identifying personal information could be shared with tech firms, advertisers and data brokers without your knowledge or consent.
