WellPoint Data Breech possibly exposes 470,000 enrollees’ to Identity Theft
It is happening again, a large corporation has the potential loss of data due to a security breech. this means medical records, social security numbers even credit card information may have been exposed. The threat of Medical Identity Theft is even greater in a a case like this. Read California Health Line article at: http://www.californiahealthline.org/articles/2010/6/30/wellpoint-breach-could-have-exposed-enrollees-medical-financial-data.aspx
Tags: Anthem Blue Cross/WellPoint, Data Breech, data security, electronic health records, healthcare, identity theft; identity fraud, IT security, Medical IdentityTheft, security, Security breech
This Entry was posted by Linda Vincent
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 / Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Identity Theft, Medical IdentityTheft.
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