Cybersecurity
Heartbleed Flaw Said Used by Chinese in Hospital Hacking
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Chinese hackers exploited the Heartbleed Internet security flaw to steal data on 4.5 million patients of Community Health Systems Inc., the first known breach of a company by use of the vulnerability, said a person involved in the investigation who wasn’t authorized to comment publicly.
Community Health, the second-biggest for-profit U.S. hospital chain, disclosed yesterday that Chinese hackers stole patients’ Social Security numbers, names and addresses, without revealing how the hackers got in.