Patient data '10-15 times more valuable than credit card data' 

Professor Kevin Curran of the University of Ulster said health files offer permanent and extremely useful information about patients to criminals. This includes date of birth, addresses and family connections. File picture

Patient data is 10 to 15 times more valuable than credit card data when sold on the dark web, a cybersecurity expert has said.

Professor Kevin Curran of the University of Ulster said health files offer permanent and extremely useful information about patients to criminals.