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HIPAA Regulatory Alert: Computer Hackers Step Up Attacks On Health Care Records

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An 85% increase in the number of Internet hacker attacks on its health care clients has been reported by SecureWorks, a security-as-a-service provider. The company says attempted attacks have increased from an average of 11,146 per client per day in the first half of 2007 to an average of 20,630 per client per day in the last half of 2007 through January 2008.

SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit security researcher Don Jackson tells HIPAA Regulatory Alert criminals are looking for additional places from which identifying material can be obtained and have turned to health care companies. "We''ve seen attacks level out at the normal targets such as banks and financial services companies," he says. "People are asking where else they can find information and are turning to job sites and health care providers. They''re turning over another rock."

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