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Health Data Breaches Have Risen Dramatically According to HHS

MedTrainer

In January of 2018, Hancock Health of Indiana experienced a serious ransomware attack that forced their entire network to shut down. The surge of patients because of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in an abundance of electronic patient data, making hospitals a juicy target for malicious hackers.

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Health Provider News – June 3, 2022

Hall Render

COVID-fatigued health workers are mobilizing. Doctors, nurses risked their lives to battle COVID. Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime. Alaska’s COVID-19 data shows little change from last week. Arizona COVID-19 cases continue to increase. Hospital revenues plummet. CALIFORNIA.