Healthcare data a growing target for hackers, cybersecurity experts warn
In 2016 a Californian hospital desperately paid $US17,000 in bitcoin as ransom to a hacker who had seized control of its computer systems. "They paid the ransom and they were public about it," said Denise Anderson, president of the US National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Centre. "It painted a target on the back of healthcare" Ms Anderson works with health providers to share cyber threat information and techniques for thwarting online attacks. Ms Anderson also raised concerns about the Australian government's My Health Record project — an online summary of personal health information uploaded by care providers. An Australian Digital Health Agency spokesperson said, "My Health Record balances safety and security with the benefits available to consumers and healthcare providers".
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