数以百万计的美国人的私人医疗图像可以在网上找到

报告发现，数以百万计的美国人的私人医疗图像可以在网上找到

Medical images and health data belonging to millions of Americans — including X-rays and CT scans — are unprotected online and able to be seen by anyone with basic computer expertise, a scathing new report published Tuesday found.

星期二发表的一份措辞严厉的新报告发现，数百万美国人的医疗图像和健康数据——包括X光和CT扫描——在网上没有受到保护，任何具备基本计算机专业知识的人都能看到。

According to ProPublica, which worked in partnership with German broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk on the investigation, the records covered over 5 million patients in the United States and millions more worldwide. Someone interested in seeing the data or private images could even use free software programs or a standard web browser to view it.

ProPublica与德国广播公司Bayerischer Rundfunk合作开展了这项调查。ProPublica称，这些记录覆盖了美国逾500万名患者，以及全球数百万患者。对查看数据或私有图像感兴趣的人甚至可以使用免费软件程序或标准的web浏览器来查看它。

The news outlet found 187 servers — computers used to store and retrieve medical data — in the US that were unprotected by basic security measures. These systems were being used in doctors’ offices, medical imaging centers and mobile X-ray services.

这家新闻机构发现，美国有187台服务器没有受到基本安全措施的保护。这些服务器是用来存储和检索医疗数据的计算机。这些系统被用于医生办公室、医疗成像中心和移动x光服务。

“It’s not even hacking. It’s walking into an open door,” Jackie Singh, a cybersecurity researcher and chief executive of the consulting firm Spyglass Security, told ProPublica.

“这都不算黑客。就像是走进开着的大门一样简单。”网络安全研究员、咨询公司Spyglass Security的首席执行官杰基•辛格(Jackie Singh)对ProPublica表示。

According to the report, some of the medical providers started to lock down their systems after the media organization contacted them.

据报道，一些医疗服务提供者在媒体机构联系他们之后开始锁定他们的系统。

The server of US company MobilexUSA displayed the names of over a million patients, all by typing in a simple data query, ProPublica reported. The information apparently included patients’ dates of birth, doctors and procedures.

据ProPublica报道，美国MobilexUSA公司的服务器通过输入一个简单的数据查询，显示了100多万名患者的姓名。这些信息显然包括患者的出生日期、医生和手术过程。

MobilexUSA, which takes mobile X-rays and provides imaging services to hospitals, nursing homes and hospice agencies, reportedly upped its security last week.

MobilexUSA为医院、疗养院和临终关怀机构提供移动x光和成像服务。据报道，该公司上周加强了安全措施。