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MediSecure Hit by Ransomware: Patient Data at Risk as Cyber Crooks Target Aussie E-Script Provider
Under cyber siege, MediSecure joins the club of healthcare data hostages, with patient details snatched. The ransomware rascals struck, possibly via a third-party. As the feds dig in, the healthcare sector braces, and MediSecure scrambles to patch up its digital defenses. Stay tuned for the next episode of ‘As the Cyber World Turns’.
Hot Take:
Just when you thought your medical records were safer than your social media passwords, ransomware bandits remind us that health data is the new gold in the digital Wild West. MediSecure, Australia's e-script cowboy, just took an arrow to the knee, courtesy of a third-party vendor's slip-up. Cybersecurity in healthcare? More like a game of Whack-a-Mole with stethoscopes and prescription pads!