Ruth Reader, writing for VentureBeat, reports that, in 2014, healthcare providers made up nearly one-third of all data breaches: "Hot medical identities can sell for as little as $50, according to a report issued earlier this year by the FBI. With more and more hospitals moving to electronic health records and healthcare breaches on the rise, its hard to see how this problem won’t become more widespread in the coming year." Reader also points out that, unlike for financial breaches, it is much harder to prove that a consumer didn't receive medical services on their records.
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