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It’s an epidemic: Hackers eye health records to net big cash

Cyber criminals have found new ground to exploit in medical records.

Just last month, global sporting icon Mo Farah had his medical files made public by hackers, which put the four-time Olympic champion under pressure to clarify his previous statements on steroid use.

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