As much as health care providers try to protect your personal health information, there's always a hacker can figure out how to breach the firewall and get your information.  High-profile hackers, in the past, have targeted retailers to steal your personal information. Some say that these attacks have been very sophisticated and not an easy task to accomplish, although they have.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was yet another health insurance carrier to get nailed after hackers breached their ramparts, thus taking data from about 11 million subscribers.

There is very sensitive data that are housed in hospital data bases and health insurance companies. Electronic medical records are what is needed for these thieves to take out loans, submit tax returns and acquire passports.

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