Hackers are getting smarter about picking their targets, homing in more often on victims whose systems are critical to entire supply chains. (Credit: Adobe Stock) Hackers are getting smarter about picking their targets, homing in more often on victims whose systems are critical to entire supply chains. (Credit: Adobe Stock)

(Bloomberg) — The hack on a London hospital left hundreds of millions of health records exposed and forced doctors to reschedule life-altering cancer treatments. In North America, a gang tried auctioning off data about LendingTree Inc. customers after finding credentials in another breach. And in the compromise of car-dealership software provider CDK Global, hackers took the brazen approach of attacking not just once, but twice.

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