1.8 million Americans or their close family members fell victim to medical identity theft. 36 percent of them faced significant out-of-pocket expenses as a result. Medical identity information is significantly more valuable than credit card numbers or social security numbers. The average profit per record is $20,000 — compared to just $2,000 for regular ID theft. The World Privacy Forum has a list of tips for consumers on how to deal with medical information fraud, which takes twice as long to spot and is difficult to address.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2882052/health-data-breaches-could-be-expensive-and-deadly.html