The Crucial Role of Cybersecurity in Healthcare

The primary motivation for data theft by criminals is to resell it for a profit. Even though financial records, such as credit card numbers, are more valuable than medical data, cybercriminals invest a lot of effort and money in targeting the healthcare industry. Maybe stability is the cause. Credit card accounts can be quickly closed, but medical records are permanent. Patients’ and workers’ health insurance information, for instance, frequently consists of Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, diagnoses, medications, and payment details. These details are used by thieves to perpetrate several types of identity theft. According to Healthcare IT News, during a phishing attempt, someone impersonating an official UnityPoint Health hospital, clinic, and home care service provider in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin unintentionally revealed patient data for 1.4 million individuals.