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Stolen medical data is now a hot commodity

By InformationWeek  
   October 15, 2014

This last year has been brutal in terms of breaches involving the theft of credit and debit card data. Oh sure, it's been tough for retailers, but how has it been for criminals? With such a glut of card data on the carder market, the prices are being gutted. How are thieves supposed to turn a profit in light of this oversupply? Fear not, gentle reader! There is plenty of valuable data out there for an enterprising miscreant to sell to make the payment on his or her beloved BMW. And it looks like they'll be coming after your medical data next.

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