Weak Cybersecurity In Mobile Health Apps Puts Users' Medical Records At Risk, Reports Find

Osterman Research says health care sector is behind technology industries in cyber-protecting mobile and other apps. Separately, consultant Knight Ink  hacked 30 mobile health apps, compromised all of them and accessed patient records and personally identifiable information.  

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Every mobile health care app studied by Osterman Research Inc. was vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks, while Knight Ink LLC's research showed apps in the category could be compromised to allow access to patient records and other restricted information.

Osterman Research found that demand for mobile apps tripled between 2020 and 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consumers' growing demand for virtual options

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