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Health-ISAC Warns of Increasing ShinyHunters Healthcare Data Theft Attacks

HIPAA Journal · · US Federal · Healthcare Privacy

Health sector organizations have been warned about an increase in successful attacks by the ShinyHunters threat group. In contrast to […] The post Health-ISAC Warns of Increasing ShinyHunters Healthcare Data Theft Attacks appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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