U.S. hospitals appear to be under a new type of IT hacking attack: crypto-ransomware. Hackers have changed their approach and instead of stealing patient data, they are now locking down the computer systems of hospitals and asking for a ransom, in bitcoin, in order to allow hospitals to have access to their own computers. Multiple hospitals in California and Kentucky and Maryland have been the victim of such attacks over the last week and despite an FBI investigation into the MedStar hack, there seems to be no solution on the horizon.
Why have hackers targeted hospitals? And should patients be concerned about these information technology breaches?
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