NORTH TEXAS (AP) — Whether it’s where you shop, bank or browse, cybersecurity breaches have become an unfortunate fact of our online lives. But there’s an extra sensitivity to the theft of medical information.
Parkland Health in Dallas is the latest to report a data breach.
“It’s a huge problem,” said Ben Singleton with NetGenius. “And the reason that we haven’t really seen any progress in it is because there’s no enforcement of cybersecurity requirements on medical providers.” Singleton, a cybersecurity expert, said that this is not a nosy neighbor concern: the end game is likely fraud, and Medicaid is a prized target…