PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) confirmed on its website that it was the victim of a data breach in October — the Marketplace system used for agents and brokers was hacked. HealthCare.gov is safe to use, and the agent and broker system is now available again with additional security measures in place.

Identity Theft 71

Identity Theft Consumer Data Breach Breach 71

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Equifax has extended its free credit monitoring to all Americans affected by last year’s massive data breach , but this time, it’s using a service offered by rival Experian. You have until January 31, 2019, to enroll in this extension of free credit monitoring through IDnotify , a part of Experian.”.

Enrollments 50

Enrollments Data Breach Breach Cybersecurity 50

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JULY 15, 2020

With data showing that 45 percent of all 2019 data breaches — and there were a lot of them — involved medical records theft, costing healthcare providers $429 per compromised patient record or nearly $18 billion, organizations can’t be confused about their value to cyberthieves. Medical Records = Dark Web Gold.

Data Breach 58

Data Breach CCPA Social Security Credit Cards 58

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2016

The data that is at risk of being compromised includes member names, addresses, the types of plans they have, both member and group ID numbers, the names of dependents enrolled in the insurance plan and the names of their primary care doctors.

Compromise 40

Compromise Risk Payer Enrollments 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2018

If businesses understand the customer they have enrolled, and they know who they are consistently, there are a lot fewer issues with running payments in real time or same day. The problem may be visible with the payment, but it started at the enrollment process when the criminal was allowed access into the system. What’s Next.

Faster Payments 73

Faster Payments Authentication Payments Enrollments 73

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

News Monday that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has walked back from a full-tilt investigation into the Equifax breach brought to mind the personal data of hundreds of millions of people that is now floating across the Badlands of the Dark Web. A lot of companies are finding they have great discrepancies,” he told Webster.

Identity Theft 48

Identity Theft Social Security Addressing Consumer 48

PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

Between the Equifax hack last year, the Exactis hack last month and the thousands of other data breaches, big and small, that happened between them (not to mention before them), the average American consumer can rest assured that some or all of their personal data is floating around the dark web these days.

Fraud Detection 44

Fraud Detection Enrollments Addressing Verification 44