Medical records of 42MILLION Americans have been leaked since 2016 as cyberattacks on hospitals DOUBLED, report warns

Cybercriminals have accessed the medical records of more than 40million Americans since 2016 as the number of hacks on healthcare systems doubled.

Around half of the hacks caused dangerous care disruptions, such as ambulance delays, canceled operations and difficulties accessing digital prescriptions.

One in six IT breaches led to personal healthcare information being stolen and sold on the dark web, according to a report published today.

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