Dark web : Hackers sell doctors’identities for $500 in disturbing new trend

The identities of doctors are selling on the dark web for $500, new research reveals.

Hackers are obtaining all the important points needed to pose as a medical professional by targetting hospitals and other healthcare organisations, which possess huge troves of highly valuable data.

The hacked data is then sold through black markets on the dark web – a part of the web that’s only accessible using specialist software.

Documents available for sale include malpractice insurance documents, medical diplomas, board recommendations, medical doctor licenses, and DEA licenses.

Cyber criminals are able to make use of this stolen information to forge the identities of doctors in order to submit fraudulent insurance claims or obtain prescriptions for controlled drugs like opioids.