BENEFITS OF STEALING MEDICAL RECORDS TO HACKERS

Benefits of Stealing Medical Records to Hackers

Hacking has continued to create more vulnerabilities in different systems. However, the hackers have continued to express various benefits that accrue to the retrieval of useful medical information. The information has continued to have a value as the norm has continued to increase every dawn.  Research indicates the following instances that showcase the benefits a hacker accrues from the access to personal medical information.

Defrauding individuals through impersonation

There is higher weight behind the aspect of imitation, which has continued to create an environment much wanting and which dictates the outcome of different perspectives. A hacker benefits from the medical files of a patient through the aspect of impersonation, and this critical user information may become used to cause fraud. Imitation is “involves a form of online impersonation in which the perpetrator uses the internet’s technical capabilities to create bogus online content that mimics information from trusted sources(Vilardo, 2004).” These would become utilized to create a replica, and the hacker may use it to his advantage and gain financially from unknowing users of the same information. The most important aspect is the impact it causes financially to the user, while on the other hand, it entails the significant gain the hacker benefits from the transaction..

Financial gain from cyber insurance

Hackers can manipulate different aspects of the data they collect from the medical information of the users. However, in the process of the attack, they may have the advantage of gaining the cybersecurity information of that institution and use this information for their financial gains. However, the attack may lead to the poor performance of the risk management strategy of the health facility. Additionally, in times of risk occurrence, the insurance company can assess the damage and ensure they compensate for the losses incurred. “The insurance company possesses adequate information to assess the situation fast, estimate the accuracy level of a potential loss, and decrease the required period for compensating the insured customer (Hatzivasilis, et al., 2019).” Through the continued identification and access to the finances, the hacker would become better positioned to increase the activities as he is financially stable.

Committing crimes

The access to medical data from a user may act as a loophole in committing crimes through the user account.  Access to the user profile may lead to cases of theft and continued criminal activities through the internet. However, this may act as a benefit to the hacker while, on the other hand, it means exploiting the patient profile and hence increasing their chances of prosecution. However, through the crimes, the hacker can have potential material gains, which may be detrimental to the patient on the other hand.  “It is expedient to conduct simultaneously both an overview of premises and documents verification since each stage of the provision of medical care includes an appropriate medical record (Vasile & Tupulan, 2013).” However, in cases of crime scenes, there is a profound need to analyze the complete information to get a better understanding of the underlying effects.

Reflection

• I have had interactions related to identity theft through the use of my identification documents.
• The issue brings a bitter experience dealing with the regulatory bodies and clearing the entire profile to eliminate any traces of the different crimes committed through my profile.
• The challenging assumption in managing a database and protecting it from threats would be the significant amount of data that needs protection continually.
• Similarly, the traffic generated through data management would create a more significant issue in managing and keeping track.
• The new aspect that I learned from the interaction entails the financial gain that the significant patient’s information has in the black market.
• Secondly, the damage caused by the stealing of information affects both the organization and the individual on a personal level.
• However, I would suggest that facilities create stronger database security that deals with the management of their critical information.
• Secondly, the interaction between government regulation and the different facilities in managing the different cyber-crimes towards national infrastructures.
• The management of information and data need to ensure better security. It’s essential since this brings a better understanding between the users and the organization.
• Health facilities need to train better the performance of their staff in line with technology advancements and improved performance.

References

Hatzivasilis, George and Chatziadam, Panos and Petroulakis, Nikolaos and Mangini, Matteo and Kloukinas, Christos, and Yautsiukhin, Artsiom and Antoniou, Michalis and Katehakis, Dimitrios and Panayiotou, Marios 2019. Cyber insurance of information systems. Issue 1.

Vasile & Tupulan, 2013. The criminal liability of the medical examiner for the crimes committed concerning his professional duties. Romanian Journal of Legal Medicine, 21(2), pp. 161-164.

Vilardo, 2004. online impersonation in security scam. Security & privacy, IEEE, Volume 02, pp. 82-85.