In 2014, nearly 9 million patient health records were breached in 164 reported incidents. By March 2015, that number had increased tenfold. In fact, it is estimated that one in three health records ...

Medical identity theft is on the rise and hasn’t shown signs of slowing down anytime soon, according to a new report released Thursday. Conducted by privacy and security research firm Ponemon ...

NEW YORK -- Medical identity theft is a crime on the rise. Nearly 2.5 million cases were reported in 2014, an increase of 20 percent from the year before. A stolen medical identity can ruin your ...

Medicare scammers exploit dark web medical data to craft personal cons, with BBB reporting 40% surge in fraud complaints ...

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In May, a woman from Edmonds, Wash., was arrested for using another woman's identity to obtain nearly $180,000 worth of medical services and prescription drugs. It's a form of identity theft that ...

In the past decade, healthcare data has become one of the most sought-after targets in cybercrime. From insurers to clinics, every player in the ecosystem handles some form of sensitive information.

Who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud? All of us — -- The other day a reporter asked me who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud. I ...

This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for ...