NEW YORK -- Medical identity theft is a crime on the rise. Nearly 2.5 million cases were reported in 2014, an increase of 20 percent from the year before. A stolen medical identity can ruin your ...

PeopleFinders reports rising identity theft rates despite awareness, urging users to protect personal information online.

Medical identity theft is on the rise and hasn’t shown signs of slowing down anytime soon, according to a new report released Thursday. Conducted by privacy and security research firm Ponemon ...

In 2014, nearly 9 million patient health records were breached in 164 reported incidents. By March 2015, that number had increased tenfold. In fact, it is estimated that one in three health records ...

Medical Identity Theft can cause both financial harm and health risks by inserting inaccurate information into a senior’s medical records. Seniors are urged to protect their Medicare numbers and avoid ...

"Medicare Fraud of the Month for April" "Medical Identity Theft occurs when someone uses a senior's personal health information—like a name or Medicare number — to fraudulently bill for services or ...

2. A cluster of southeastern states emerged as a regional hotspot for medical identity theft. 3. Trends of aggressive debt collection as the result of medical identity theft also emerged, including ...

Medical identity theft is the deadliest form of identity theft—and I say this without hyperbole or exaggeration. When financial gain is the general motivation for stealing medical information, ...

"Medicare Fraud of the Month for April" ALBANY, N.Y., April 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York StateWide Senior Action Council (StateWide), a 53-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to ...

(WJAR) — Medical identity theft is one of the fastest growing types of fraud, and it could be putting both your wallet and your health at risk. Scott Speranza, CEO of medical data privacy company ...