The CMS has informed 103,000 Medicare beneficiaries about unauthorized accounts created by a threat actor, which could potentially expose personal information. As a precaution, affected individuals have been issued new Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) and the fraudulent accounts have been deactivated. The CMS is implementing measures to prevent further unauthorized account creation and is monitoring claims data.
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