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Study: Future IT Workers Would Sell Patient Data

Summary

Nearly 60% of tech students said they would violate HIPAA if the price was right; a correlation exists between interest in white hat hacking and illegal breaches.

Why It Matters for Texas Credit Unions

This article highlights potential risks to patient data, which is particularly relevant for Texas credit unions that handle sensitive financial and personal information.

Original Source Material

Nearly 60% of Tech Students Said They'd Violate HIPAA If the Price Was Right Budding IT insiders can be corrupted into giving up protected health information of a very famous patient, say State University of New York at Buffalo researchers who also found a correlation between an interest in white hat hacking and illegal breaches.