Malware in a Georgia hospital’s computer system forced it to turn away patients, highlighting the problems and vulnerabilities of computerized systems. The computer infection started to cause problems at the Gwinnett Medical Center last Wednesday and continued to spread, until the hospital was forced to send all non-emergency admissions to…
Hospital turns away patients after “virus” disrupts network
A US hospital had to turn away patients last week after being hit by a “virus” infection that downed the institution’s network and sent staff back to using paper records. The unidentified malware started to cause problems for the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville Georgia last Wednesday and got progressively…
Hospital turns away patients after “virus” downs network
A US hospital had to turn away patients last week after being hit by a “virus” infection that downed the institution’s network and sent staff back to using paper records. The unidentified malware started to cause problems for the Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville Georgia last Wednesday and got progressively…
Patient faces ID theft charges for hospital visits
SANTA CRUZ – In an unusual criminal court case, a 65-year-old man is due to be arraigned Wednesday on five charges alleging that he provided false information to Dominican Hospital to obtain medical care without paying for it. View full post on id theft jail – Yahoo! News Search Results…
Patient faces ID theft charges for hospital visits
SANTA CRUZ – In an unusual criminal court case, a 65-year-old man is due to be arraigned Wednesday on five charges alleging that he provided false information to Dominican Hospital to obtain medical care without paying for it. View full post on id theft jail – Yahoo! News Search Results…
Stanford Hospital Acknowledges Major Security Lapse
A spreadsheet containing 20,000 patients’ medical records was made available online for almost a year. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Stanford Hospital leaks 20,000 patient records
Over 20,000 records of patients who visited the emergency room at Stanford Hospital in 2009 were posted on the internet for over a year it was disclosed today. The leaked information included names, diagnosis codes, account numbers, admission and discharge dates, and billing charges according to the New York Times….