Frederick Eugene Wood once had been a promising medical student, before the methamphetamine took over. Then he became an HIV-infected addict who used his smarts as a computer hacker and identity thief. Tuesday, a federal judge in Seattle sentenced the 34-year-old Seattle man to more than three years in prison for using peer-to-peer file-sharing networks…
Author: Dissent
Memorial Hermann worker convicted
Nakeshia Brown, aka Nakeshia Green, 30, of Rosenberg, has been convicted of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft arising from the theft of personal identifying information from the medical records of patients admitted to a Houston area hospital, United States Attorney Tim Johnson announced today. At a hearing today before United States District Judge David…
Spam uncovers career center security breach
A spam e-mail uncovered a potentially dangerous security breach. The potential problem centers around a Nashville organization that helps people get jobs and improve their career. One hundred and sixty people are now in the process of being notified over concerns that their names and Social Security numbers were exposed on the Internet. It turns…
BofA, Citigroup warn of security breach (updated)
Tim McLaughlin pf Boston Business Journal reports that Bank of America and Citigroup have issued new credit and debit cards to Massachusetts customers after security concerns. Both sent letters to customers in MA that their account numbers may have been compromised. “We have learned that account information from certain Bank of America debit cards may…
Chinese hackers detained
Police in northeastern China’s border prefecture Yanbian said Friday they have detained two hackers who stole 450 million won (about 362,000 U.S. dollars) from online accounts at the Republic of Korea banks. The case involved the largest amount of money of its kind in China, said the public security bureau at a press conference in…
Whistleblower lawsuit against Kaiser (updated)
At a time when concerns about the privacy and security of electronic health records are a hot topic and the issue of private vs. public health insurance is making the front pages, a lawsuit filed by a former Kaiser employee alleges that Kaiser knowingly and repeatedly violated HIPAA, exposed millions of members to identity theft,…