[pchelpers] News:Foreign Hackers Target U.S. Health Care Data, Federal Analyst Says

January 18, 2008
Foreign computer hackers, primarily from Russia and China, are
increasingly attempting to steal U.S. health care records, according to
Mark Walker, an analyst for the Department of Homeland Security,
Government Health IT reports. 

Speaking at a workshop for the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Walker said the primary motive for the hackers seems to be
espionage, but "[w]e don't know why" they are seeking to access health
care data, he said.

More here:
http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2008/1/18/Foreign-Hackers-Target-US-Health-Care-Data-Federal-Analyst-Says.aspx?topicID=58
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