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//]]>// >By Richard Adhikari
Oct 20, 2020 12:06 PM PT
Healthcare records were digitized to help prevent medical errors such as misdiagnoses and mistakes with medication, but electronic health records (EHR) have made it easier for bad actors to steal patients highly personal information.
Cyberattacks on hospitals are increasing exponentially year after year, Ellen Neveux wrote in secure remote access provider SecureLink s blog. Healthcare data is valuable on the black market because it contains all of an individual s personally identifiable information, as opposed to a single marker that may be found in a financial breach, Neveux stated. Often, these attacks see hundreds of thousands of patients data compromised or stolen.