Hackers Prefer Medical Records Above Credit Cards

According to a warning issued to healthcare providers from the FBI cyber criminals in the underground economy, more commonly referenced as the black market, are more interested in medical records than credit card numbers. Security experts say hackers are more interested in targeting the trillion-dollar U.S. healthcare industry than they are retailers. Recently, Chinese hackers broke into the computer network of Community Health Systems, Inc.  This is one of the largest hospital operators in the United States.

These hackers stole personal information of over four million patients. This prompted the warning to healthcare providers of the serious need to increase their security to guard against cyber attacks. The FBI said in the eyes of the black market medical information is worth 10 times more than individual credit card numbers. Dave Kennedy, CEO of TrustedSec, LLC and an expert on healthcare security, had this to say:

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