Electronic health records (EHRs) are the most valuable type of stolen personal data, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Cybersecurity Coordination Center in a recent threat brief. EHRs contain a wealth of protected health information that can include names, birth dates, social security numbers, addresses, account numbers, email addresses and more — information that can be used to open credit cards or obtain fraudulent loans. HHS estimates that about 40 million patient records were compromised in 2021.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.