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• Monetising medical data is becoming the next revenue stream for hackers

  The personal information found in health care records fetches hefty sums on underground markets, making any company that stores such data a very attractive target for attackers.

• Premera, Anthem data breaches linked by similar hacking tactics

  Premera Blue Cross may have been attacked using the same methods employed against its fellow health insurer Anthem, suggesting that a single group may be behind both breaches.

• Premera Blue Cross says data breach may affect 11 million customers

  As many as 11 million customers may have been affected by a data breach at U.S. health insurance provider Premera Blue Cross, in the second large attack against the health care industry disclosed in the last two months.