Contractor Folds After Causing Breaches

talkinsecurity writes "A single contractor, privately-held Verus Inc., has been traced as the source of no less than five hospital security breaches in the past two months — and those breaches have put the company out of business in a matter of weeks. Verus, which managed the websites of as many as 60 of the country's largest hospitals, has folded its entire business within the past few weeks, without a word to anyone. Apparently, a single IT error led to the exposure of at least five hospitals' patient data — at least 100,000 individuals' personal information — and caused Verus' primary investor to pull the plug. The hospitals, which initially reported their breaches separately, were left with no one to sue."

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Oh good god.

[Lumpy]

The hospitals, which initially reported their breaches separately, were left with no one to sue."

OMG! Can we set up a paypal fund to help find someone for these hospitals to sue?

boo fricking Hoo. Even IF the guys were still in business they were more than likely a LLC which means that you can sue them all you want it wont do squat, you wont get squat.

I just love though how the summary makes it out how it's a horrible thing that the Hospitals cant sue anyone. Oh the Humanity!