This week brought news of three more healthcare data breaches, one of which left the personal data of 11 million individuals exposed. The incidents raise more questions about why China-based cyberespionage groups have taken a shine to American healthcare data and what plans they have for it. While shining harsh light on the deep cracks in the healthcare industry's security, the recent events also highlight the potential success of information sharing. Since a China-based advanced persistent threat group breached Community Health Systems (CHS) in April 2014, healthcare and medical insurance providers have been barraged by major data breaches, apparently at the hands of Chinese cyberespionage groups or other highly sophisticated criminal actors capable of creating custom malware.
