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UF dental school data breach: 330,000 more people REALLY hate going to the dentist now.

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Nobody likes going to the dentist: the whine of the drill, the scraping of metal against bone, and metal against flesh—who likes that? Well, for more than 300,000 people who get their dental work done at University of Florida, there’s another reason to hate going to the dentist. (more…)

Medical Identity Theft

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Identity theft is something we’re all familiar with by now – some of us have become painfully familiar with the ensuing aggravation, paranoia and financial damage. But there’s a new and growing subset of identity theft whose ramifications can deadly.

Medical identity theft is a crime wherein your medical or insurance information is used to obtain medical care or to falsely file for payment of medical care. Perhaps it’s best illustrated by example: (more…)