MedStar says 2007 software flaw not part of hack

MedStar Health pushed back on an Associated Press report that hackers exploited a design flaw from 2007 to break into its computer system. The AP’s report cited an unidentified source saying the $4.6 billion health system was the victim of a well-known problem that left its server vulnerable to attack. Columbia-based MedStar disputed that characterization Wednesday, though the AP didn’t retract its report. “News reports circulating about the malware attack on MedStar Health’s IT system are…

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