Category Archives: Medical ID theft

LIfeLock: Data breach by federal court during ID theft investigation

March 24, 2009 – 9:45 am

Irony: (noun) an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected
A Maryland federal court–in the course of a medical identity theft investigation–inadvertently published on the Internet the names, birthdates, and health care policy numbers of 226 people. Ninety-two Social Security numbers were also included it the publicly accessible information.
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Medical ID theft: the crime that can leave you dead-broke

November 20, 2008 – 11:58 am

It’s ironic that the most dangerous identity theft is also the one people know the least about. Mention identity theft, and what usually comes to mind is someone having opened a credit card account in someone else’s name. And, though financial identity theft is more common than medical identity theft, the biggest difference is that [...]

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Congress may provide medical ID theft protection in 2009; Life Lock can help protect you now

October 17, 2008 – 8:00 am

There are very few concrete facts available on medical identity theft, but is known is frightening, frustrating, life threatening and an enormous drain on the nation’s health care system.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Care Information Technology sponsored the first ever Medical Identity Theft Town Hall this week in Washington, DC.  Because there [...]

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