tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712450792700193048.post2017468793314557187..comments2023-08-28T08:45:33.831-04:00Comments on Kaiser, advisor: Security: Over 8 million patient records held for ransom in VirginiaJohn Currahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06080865181689496186noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712450792700193048.post-46260849036748356912009-05-05T11:04:00.000-04:002009-05-05T11:04:00.000-04:0010 million records... did he really "download" tha...10 million records... did he really "download" that over the internet and not get noticed? I guess he did deface their webpage. He's already giving him/herself away. But could it also be that he/she got the backup tapes and stole the data that way? Or did some moron lose their USB key with an export of the data on it? Or, did he/she just deface the web page and spin a story about stealing data?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6712450792700193048.post-43758122212212262392009-05-05T10:17:00.000-04:002009-05-05T10:17:00.000-04:00here is the note:
ATTENTION VIRGINIA
I have your...here is the note:<br /><br />ATTENTION VIRGINIA<br /><br />I have your shit! In *my* possession, right now, are 8,257,378 patient records and a total of 35,548,087 prescriptions. Also, I made an encrypted backup and deleted the original. Unfortunately for Virginia, their backups seem to have gone missing, too. Uhoh :(<br /><br />For $10 million, I will gladly send along the password.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com