Hacking the US medical institution database and selling 650,000 patient medical records
Release date: 2016-06-30 According to the technology website ComputerWorld, a hacker named "thedarkoverlord" (thedarkoverlord) is selling medical records of 655,000 patients on the online black market. He claimed that he had invaded the database of three health care institutions and obtained the full name of the patient, social security account, birthday, address and other information. This data may be used for identity theft and fraud. "Dark Overlord" said he used the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to steal databases from three healthcare organizations. "This is a very special loophole, and the conditions for launching the attack are very demanding," he said. In order to prove that he has successfully invaded the medical institution's database, he also provided a screenshot taken on June 13th, showing the sensitive patient information in the medical record. The database contains the social security account number, the full name of the patient's name, race, gender, address, birthday, phone number, insurance information, and email address. This information is more than enough for criminals who want to pretend to be victims of credit lines or loans. The database information is being sold on TheRealDeal, a network black market, including the medical records of 48,000 patients from a health care facility in Farmington, Missouri, the medical records of 210,000 patients in the central and midwestern states, and the medical records of 369,000 patients in Georgia. Hackers peddle Georgia patient records The "Dark Overlord" said he has sold $100,000 database information from a Georgia health care facility. “Someone specifically wants to buy all medical records from the medical insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield,†he said. The total price of the "Dark Overlord" for nearly 400,000 medical records in Georgia is 607.84 bitcoins, and the current value is about $389,390. If he sells database information for all three health care providers at once, he will earn about $682,110. If he can sell Blue Cross Blue Shield data for $100,000 at a time, his illegal gains will exceed $750,000. He did not disclose the names of the three health care institutions because he wanted to blackmail these medical institutions. He said that "the ransom I requested is not high compared to the loss caused by the publication of the medical records of these victims." Source: Phoenix Technology China Extract Powder For Use As Dietary Supplement Extract Powder, Extract Powder Manufacturer Shaanxi Kang New Pharmaceutical co., Ltd. , https://www.anabolicsteriod.com