Preventing identity theft on a trip to the hospital and after
Medical identity theft continues to grow. I recently saw a somewhat startling statement - to the scammer a stolen medical "identity" can be 50 times more valuable than any other kind of stolen...
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Healthcare Data Breach Could Expose 2,000 Chesapeake Patients to Identity Theft
As data breaches and other cybercrimes become more common, their list of victims has also grown more diverse. Hackers and identity thieves have increasingly expanded their focus from just retailers and...
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Identity Thieves Are After Your Medical Records
The recent large-scale data breach at Community Health Systems, a major American hospital chain with dozens of locations around the country, was irrefutable evidence that the identity theft crisis now...
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Medical Identity Theft is America’s Fastest Growing Identity Crime
Medical identity theft is the fastest growing identity crime in America.According to the ID Theft Center, medical identity theft is America’s fastest growing identity crime, and the Medical Identity...
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How To Protect Your Medical Files From Identity Theft
What’s The Problem? There are many different types of identity theft, and it’s important as a consumer to stay up-to-date on all of them. One growing concern is medical identity theft, which is...
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New Study Finds That More Than 2 Million Americans Are Victims Of Medical...
Medical identity theft is a growing problem in the United States.The Medical Identity Theft Alliance (MITA) recently released the Fifth Annual Study on Medical Identity Theft, conducted by the Ponemon...
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Identity Theft Can Negatively Impact Your Health
Everyone knows that identity theft can impact your bank account, but did you know that it can affect your health?Everyone knows that identity theft can have a negative impact on your bank account, but...
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Data Breach at UC Irvine Medical Center Could Affect Almost 5,000 Patients
The hospital discovered the breach this past March, determining that one of its employees had gained access to the medical records of 4,859 patients. Photo by: Wikimedia user CoolcaesarNearly 5,000...
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What You Need to Know About Medical ID Theft
Identity theft and fraud have risen sharply over the last few years, so much so that they’ve become the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) fastest growing consumer complaint. But with how prevalent ID...
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The Real Risks of Medical Identity Theft
You entrust your health insurance company, employer and medical care providers with a valuable cache of personal information, from your contact information to your Social Security Number and medical...
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Why Medical Identity Theft Is On The Rise
Health insurance plans are indispensable. They allow us to get the care we need for less. However, in the data breach era we now live in, they also make us incredibly vulnerable to ID theft. Earlier in...
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Protecting Seniors from Identity Theft
In the midst of tax season, identity theft is a growing concern. In 2014, identity thieves stole $16 billion from 12.7 million people in the U.S., according to the 2015 Identity Fraud Study released by...
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The Real Dangers of Medical ID Theft
In an effort to protect against identity theft, many people focus on guarding their financial information. While that information commonly leads to fraud, it’s become increasingly important for...
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Ransomware Plagues Healthcare Computer Systems
Hospitals already fight viruses, but they’re quickly becoming familiar with the kind that affect computers and not the human body. The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center made recent headlines when...
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The Real Cost of Identity Theft
Identity theft is a unique crime in that, unlike having a material possession stolen from you, its impact can be lasting. When people think of “theft,” they often think of the monetary and emotional...
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Health Care Data Security Still Lags Behind
Despite looming security threats, health care still seems to be lagging behind in its digital defenses. With the number of data breaches that struck the industry in the past year, these security gaps...
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Misdiagnosed With Medical Identity Theft
If you’re like most consumers, when you imagine identity theft you picture someone opening credit cards in your name or spending unscrupulously on your accounts. If you’re like the millions of...
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