| Title | Hackers Breach Network of LabCorp, US' Biggest Blood Testing Laboratories | |
| Date | Thursday July 19 2018, @03:00AM | |
| Author | mrpg | |
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| from the with-a-virus? dept. | ||
Submitted via IRC for BoyceMagooglyMonkey
LabCorp, the US' biggest blood testing laboratories network, announced on Monday that hackers breached its IT network over the weekend.
"At this time, there is no evidence of unauthorized transfer or misuse of data," the company said. "LabCorp has notified the relevant authorities of the suspicious activity and will cooperate in any investigation."
[...] "LabCorp made the wise decision to shut down their entire network while determining the extent of the breach," Kothari added, suggesting that the hacker(s) could have very easily propagated through this interconnected network to reach other organizations.
Healthcare organizations are often the targets of hackers mainly due to the highly sensitive data they work with, which is worth more when crooks sell it online, rather than classic username-email-password combos.
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