From the article: "As more patient records go digital, a recent hacker attack on a small
medical practice shows the big risks involved with electronic files.
The Surgeons of Lake County, located in the affluent northern Illinois
suburb of Libertyville, revealed last month that hackers had burrowed deeply
into its computer network, infiltrating a server where e-mails and electronic
medical records were stored.
But unlike many other data breaches, the hackers made no attempt to keep
their presence a secret. In fact, they all but fired a flare to announce the
break-in, taking the extreme step of encrypting their illicit haul and posting
a digital ransom note demanding payment for the password." Read more
