With the increasing number of healthcare cyberattacks each year, a group of U.S. senators wrote a letter to the Obama administration asking what its doing to help identity theft victims and prevent future attacks, according to Washington Examiner.
Here are four things to know:
1. The letter was sent in the wake of several high-profile attacks, such as Anthem and Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield.
2. Senators sent the letter to the Office of Civil Rights and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Both of these offices work on identity theft.
3. In the letter, the senators ask the administration to answer a series of questions about preventing identity theft. Specifically, the senators want to learn the amount of support the federal government offers to state, federal and local law enforcement in response to medical identity theft.
4. Additionally, the senators sought to discover if the Department of Health and Human Services monitors the effects of data breaches at other agencies, including the Office of Personal Management. Hackers targeted the Office of Personnel Management earlier this year.
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