Medicare under attack: Healthcare data breaches increase fraud risks

Stealing Medicare beneficiary identification numbers has become a popular target for cybercriminals, with a South Florida man recently pledging guilty for this crime. Healthcare providers are increasingly attacked, leading data breaches to hit an all-time high in 2021, affecting over 45 million people. The Department of Justice targeted the Hive ransomware group in response, but healthcare firms are advised to mitigate risks and prevent cyber fraud proactively.