Security researchers say a group of hackers has been targeting firms related to health care in order to steal intellectual property.
The news: Symantec reports that it’s observed a hacking team, called Orangeworm, compromise the systems of pharmaceutical firms, medical-device manufacturers, health-care providers, and even IT companies working with medical organizations. Victims don’t appear to have been chosen at random but “carefully and deliberately.”
What they’re doing: The point to these hacks doesn’t appear to be theft of patient data like insurance records. Instead, the hackers seem to be looking for intellectual property—such as details of drug manufacturing, or technical details about expensive medical imaging systems.
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