Security News > 2022 > June > Why you should worry about medical ID theft

In this interview with Help Net Security, Paige Hanson, Chief of Cyber Safety Education at NortonLifeLock, talks about the risks posed by medical ID theft, the repercussions of such criminal activity, and what people as well as organizations can do to protect valuable medical information.

Even more worrisome than the possible financial cost of medical identity theft is the potential risk it poses of mingling an identity thief's health information with your own.

A cybercriminal needs your personal information to commit medical identity theft against you.

Thankfully, there are steps you can take to help protect yourself against medical identity theft.

Get a copy of your medical records: Under federal law, you have the right to know what's in your medical records, except in certain circumstances.

Protect your medical information: Don't share medical or insurance information on the phone or by email, unless you've initiated the communication and you know who you're dealing with.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/06/07/medical-id-theft/