“The interesting thing about the Anthem breach is that the bad guys are looking for new places to find data, such as medical information,” says Claire Terrell, vice president, marketing, for Legal Shield in Dallas.
The Anthem and Sony attacks demonstrate that cyber thieves are broadening their targets, says Nick Rockwell, director of benefit solutions, for LifeLock in Tempe, Arizona.
“Medical ID theft is a topic of great concern,” he says. “Obviously, a credit card breach is a bad thing, but you can have it stopped. But if your Social Security number and medical ID are stolen, it can follow you around for a long time.”
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Alan Goforth
Alan Goforth is a freelance writer in suburban Kansas City. In addition to freelancing for several publications, he has written a dozen books about sports and other topics.
