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# [Health Data Privacy: Stolen medical records can compromise your identity](https://blog.prachotanbathi.com/health-data-privacy-stolen-medical-records-can-compromise-your-identity?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

In spite of alerts given and security patches available (many not installed), the 2017 WannaCry attack scale was unprecedented. WannaCry has compromised over 300,000 machines worldwide, demanding ransoms in the form of Bitcoin. Fifty U.K. hospitals h...

Nov 28, 2020 · 3 min read · blog.prachotanbathi.com  
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