From Identity Theft Resource Center
January 19, 2009 by Terry.
here are a few stats, from itrc:
- 167 data breaches occurred in the first quarter of 2008 affecting 8.3 million people.
- As of April 22, 2008, 205 data breaches have occurred this year.
- Over 200 million people have had their identities compromised in a data breach since 2005.
• 2007 Data Breach Breakdown:
24.5% government/military agencies
24.7% from educational institutions
29.3% from general businesses
14.5% from health care facilities / companies
7% from banking / credit / financial services
What is medical identity theft?
January 19, 2009 by Terry.
Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses a person’s name and sometimes other parts of their identity — such as insurance information — without the person’s knowledge or consent to obtain medical services or goods, or uses the person’s identity information to make false claims for Read the rest of this entry »
