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Hacker Charged With Extorting Online Psychotherapy Service

Krebs on Security

” But for all the good it brought, the healthcare records management system that Vastaamo used relied on little more than a MySQL database that was left dangerously exposed to the web for 16 months, guarded by nothing more than an administrator account with a blank password. ”

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How to Store Paper Medical Records

Armstrong Archives

In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established a set of regulations involving the storage of and destruction of protected health information (PHI). Securely Store Your Medical Records Today. This act was created to protect the sensitive patient information used by healthcare providers.

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