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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

10% of hospitals have cybersecurity vulnerabilities

(Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

About 10% of hospitals have continued using equipment that has been identified as vulnerable to cyber-attacks after being warned of the risks, according to a nationwide survey.

The lack of action being taken is highlighted amid several cases of system outages at hospitals due to malicious software dubbed ransomware.

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