Your electronic medical records are being sold on the dark web for up to $1000!

Your electronic medical records are being sold on the dark web for up to $1000! Your medical records contain a wealth of exploitable information which attracts hackers. Your name, a list of your past residence history, information on your family – including names and ages, payment history, along with your financial information like credit cards and bank numbers.  If that isn’t scary enough, there’s also data about your past medical history, including every doctor’s visit you’ve made and diagnosis you’ve received. It is the most comprehensive record about the identity of a person that exists today.

Another reason medical records are so popular to hackers is that they cannot be changed like a credit card number or even a social security number. If there is a breach, hackers can potentially blackmail you for a lifetime. If your medical record contains sensitive protected health information, such as cancer diagnoses, sexually transmitted diseases, or psychological conditions, you could be subject to public embarrassment or political assassination.

Among your financial accounts, your bank account details are highly prized, selling for $259.56. Next in line are your debit card numbers, which go for $250.05, followed by your PayPal account at $42.38, and then your credit card ringing up at $33.88.

Looking at your proofs of identity, your driver's license sells for $27.62, while your passport goes for $18.45. Your email accounts aren't worth as much—Gmail credentials sell for $5.87 and Yahoo Mail credentials for $1.65. And for anyone who still has an AOL account, those are cheap at just 41 cents.

E-commerce accounts range in price depending on the vendor. At the high end, your Amazon account sells for $30.36, followed by your Best Buy account for $26.54, and your eBay account for $21.66. At the low end, credentials for Craigslist can be had for just $4.66 and those for Home Depot for $5.

For all of us who use social media, a Facebook account sells on the Dark Web for $9.12, a Reddit account for $6.21, and a Twitter account for $2.02. Have you ever tried online dating? An account with Match goes for $7.86. For mobile phone users, T-Mobile credentials are at the top, selling for $16, followed by Verizon at $11.81, and AT&T at $7.81. But Skype credentials are cheap at just $1.25.

Finally, accounts for entertainment services vary in price. At the top of the list is an NBA account, which sells for $15.04. An Apple account goes for $11.36, a Netflix account for $10.73, an HBO account for $7.58, and a Hulu account for $5.01. But a Ticketmaster account can be had for just $1.53.

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