Karen Epper Hoffman

Electronic medical records have become a valuable commodity for criminals on the dark web. The problem might get worse before it gets better.

These are the vulnerabilities in the current health IT landscape.

The culmination of several factors has made the healthcare industry a perfect target for cybercriminals. Understanding those factors, experts say, is critical to creating a more secure industry moving forward.

Researchers at Black Hat USA described the growing threat of hacked medical devices.