mePrism Protects Healthcare Workers from Digital Threats
The Rising Threat Landscape
mePrism Privacy serves a growing customer base of medical professionals and institutions, including Massachusetts General Bingham. These organizations face unique challenges: cybercriminals, political extremists, and hostile patients exploit exposed personal data to harass, threaten, and harm healthcare workers. By removing sensitive information from hundreds of data broker websites, mePrism provides healthcare workers with a critical line of defense.
Workplace Violence and Harassment
Healthcare workers experience higher rates of violence and harassment than nearly any other profession.
Healthcare workers are four times more likely to experience workplace violence than the average U.S. worker.
90% of emergency room doctors have been threatened or attacked at work.
70% of emergency nurses report being hit or kicked.
Harassment extends online: 66% of physicians report social media harassment, and nearly 1 in 5 have been doxxed.
Specialty-Specific Risks
Different specialties face unique dangers:
Psychiatrists: 31% have received death threats, often with explicit details of intended violence.
Pediatricians: Those providing gender-affirming care have faced bomb threats, doxxing, and coordinated harassment campaigns.
Oncologists: 70% report sexual harassment, impacting mental health and career longevity.
Emergency care providers: Nearly 50% of ER physicians report physical assaults, with most incidents unreported due to fear of retaliation.
Public health officials: More than 1,500 documented cases of harassment occurred during the pandemic, forcing hundreds to resign.
Data Brokers: The Silent Risk Multiplier
What makes these threats more dangerous is the data broker economy. Data brokers compile and sell sensitive records, sometimes for pennies per entry. For healthcare workers, this means home addresses, phone numbers, family details, and professional information are easily available to anyone—including bad actors.
How Criminals Use This Data
Doxxing: Publishing home addresses and personal details to encourage harassment.
Social engineering: Using family and professional details to impersonate or manipulate staff.
Phishing: Crafting convincing messages to steal credentials.
Network infiltration: Leveraging compromised accounts to access patient records.
Physical threats: Turning online harassment into real-world danger.
In 2024, there was a 50% increase in healthcare worker credentials for sale on underground markets, demonstrating how quickly data moves from brokers to attackers.
Why Healthcare Is the Top Cyber Target
Healthcare remains the most attacked sector in cybersecurity:
725 breaches in 2023 exposed 133 million records.
The average breach costs $11.45 million—the highest of any industry.
Health records sell for 40x the value of credit card numbers because they contain complete personal and financial details.
Thousands of critical systems—DICOM servers, EHR systems, PACS servers—remain exposed online, widening the attack surface.
This makes individual healthcare workers not just personal targets, but also gateways into institutional networks.
How mePrism Privacy Protects Healthcare
mePrism addresses the underlying problem: the open availability of healthcare workers’ personal information.
Data Removal at Scale
Deletes personal data from 600+ data broker websites.
Removes names, addresses, phone numbers, professional IDs, and family details
Provides continuous monitoring to catch re-emerging exposures.
Delivers removal results in days to weeks, depending on broker responsiveness.
Tailored for Healthcare Institutions
HIPAA-compliant, with Business Associate Agreements in place.
Audit-ready compliance reports with timestamps for accountability.
Reduced social engineering risks by eliminating data criminals exploit.
Coverage for both individual practitioners and entire organizations.
Proven Results
Fewer phishing attempts targeting staff once data is removed.
Lower cyber insurance premiums from reduced exposure.
Fraud prevention, including false claims filed under staff identities.
24/7 monitoring for continuous protection.
Why Proactive Protection Is Urgent
Healthcare professionals can’t rely on traditional security measures alone. Firewalls and training help, but attackers are increasingly bypassing them by targeting people directly. Doxxing, harassment, and social engineering are fueled by data broker records. Without cutting off this supply, the attacks will continue.
mePrism Privacy removes the raw material from attackers’ hands. For doctors, nurses, and hospital systems, this means fewer threats, safer workplaces, and better patient care.
Final Words
Healthcare professionals are on the front lines of both public health and digital security battles. They face physical assaults, online harassment, doxxing, and cyberattacks. Data brokers make this worse by fueling targeting pipelines.
mePrism Privacy steps in to solve this foundational problem. By removing sensitive information from hundreds of data brokers and continuously monitoring for re-exposure, mePrism protects both individual medical workers and the institutions they serve.
For healthcare systems looking to protect their people and reduce systemic risk, the solution is clear: proactively eliminate the personal data that powers these threats.
Healthcare workers face rising threats—both online and offline. mePrism Privacy protects clinicians by removing personal data from 600+ data brokers, stopping doxxing, harassment, and identity abuse before it starts.
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