The Community Health System, whose 4.5 million patient records were hacked, had not fixed longstanding security holes. A security expert said there were known bots and blacklists, some six years old. He said, “These infections are a strong indicator that systems have gone unpatched for years - a common theme in the health care industry. If an advanced nation-state penetrated this network, they probably didn’t have to work very hard to gain a foothold.” (Politico Pro , Aug 21, 2014)
We do scans on hospitals. They are really bad. Some won’t even apply patches.
The problem must be even bigger than those 4.5 million records. None of the hospitals I went to were affiliated with CHS.
Mine and my husband’s info was stolen because of this. I’m trying to figure out what to do about it. It’s a HIPAA violation for sure. And the hospital is responsible. Supposed to be offering us identity theft protection.
Supposedly our health info wasn’t accessed. I don’t believe that for a second.
Thinking of contacting an attorney.