The integration of medical records with technologies like blockchain and Bitcoin is transforming healthcare with potential to enhance data security, streamline processes and improve care. As medical data becomes more digitized and interconnected, security and privacy are top concerns. Blockchain’s decentralized ledger offers transparency and tamper resistance. Yet, it also poses challenges such as interoperability of electronic health records, data monopoly concerns and the need for global blockchain integration standards.
Update: Kering confirms Gucci and other brands hacked; claims no conversations with hackers?
On September 11, DataBreaches broke the story that customers of several high-end fashion brands owned by Paris-headquartered Kering had their personal information acquired by ShinyHunters
