Posted on 12/01/2023 12:13:11 PM PST by Sequoyah101
My PII has been leaked 3 times. All by healthcare providers.
First thing to understand is all information security is an illusion. Machines operated by humans are not secure and cannot be made secure.
Subscribe to good identity protection on your own. Don’t rely on anything given to you free after a breach.
If two factor authentication is offered, set it up and use it. It’s much more secure than just a pwd, but not entirely foolproof.
Why is healthcare so hazardous and to what end do the hackers use this information?
Several years ago I got a notice that my debit card was being used in a spree of shopping and eating in a trail across East Texas from Houston to Texarkana. First problem, I didn't have a debit card at least not one I activated and used. I called my banker and got the thing shut down almost immediately the day it began. It was an inside job. The bank never admitted it but I was never charged to me of course. That is not the first time I was victim of an inside fraud job. The temptation for theft between the haves and have nots is just too tempting.
Working on Victoria Island in Lagos, Nigeria I drove past the fraud palaces every day. Large compounds where kids recruited from internet cafes lived and worked hacking away every day. Mostly the prince needing a place to put money scams.
I resisted online for a very long time but you are just about forced to use it. My wife does her banking and cc by mail, pays all her bills that way too. She does just fine the old way. She shops online but I order most things for her.
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