As I’ve repeatedly noted over the years, sometimes even just contact info can pose problems for people if it is breached. Erin Kelly reports: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that she has been bombarded with “obscene and sick calls, voice mails and text messages” after her personal contact information was posted online Friday night in the wake of…
Month: August 2016
Soros, the Open Society Foundations, and the Continued Political Hacks
RBS reports: As we reported previously, a website called DC Leaks published internal data about the Open Society Foundations, an organization run by George Soros that describes itself as working “to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people.” The bulk of the data, which totals 1.51GB…
Russian MP’s son faces trial in US over $170 million hacking scheme
If you’ve been meaning to catch up with the case against Roman Seleznev, a Times of Malta report by Martha Bellisle should help. Seleznev’s trial begins next week, and prosecutors plan to lay out evidence that they say will prove Roman Seleznev hacked into US businesses, mostly pizza restaurants in Washington state, and stole credit card…
Owner of Counseling Service Charged in 197-Count Indictment Alleging TennCare Fraud, Identity Theft
Memphis, TN – August 12 – A Florida woman has been charged in a 197-count indictment for allegedly defrauding TennCare and illegally using the identities of multiple individuals. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the indictment today. According to the indictment, Daphne M. Chaisson, 45, of Orlando, Florida,…
Marin Medical Practice Concepts remains silent about ransomware attack on patient records
Richard Halstead reports: Officials at a Novato company that provides medical billing and electronic medical records services to many Marin physicians aren’t talking about a ransomware attack on their system this month that left doctors unable to access patient records for more than 10 days. Lynn Mitchell, CEO of Marin Medical Practice Concepts, issued a…
Olympics: Hackers attack Russian whistleblower’s doping account
AFP reports: Unknown attackers have hacked into Russian whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova’s World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) records, the watchdog announced Saturday (Aug 13). The runner, who was excluded from the Rio Olympics and lives in hiding in the United States, has been a key source of information on accusations that the Russian government organised doping on…