In May 2017, the WannaCry ransomware spread around the globe. As the worm locked Windows PCs, the UK’s National Health Service quickly ground to a halt. 19,000 appointments were cancelled, doctor’s couldn’t access patient files and email accounts were taken offline.

But North Korean hackers behind WannaCry didn’t touch one thing: patient data. No personal information was stolen, the NHS has concluded. The cyberattack was purely to cause disruption and an attempt to earn the hermit state some much-needed cash.

The same can’t be said for China. New analysis has indicated that state-sponsored hackers from the country are targetting medical data from the healthcare industry. Research from security firm FireEye, has identified multiple groups with links to China attacking medical systems and databases around the world. These attacks include incidents in 2019, but also date back as far as 2013. Read More

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