Brian Krebs reports: Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon. As first reported by KrebsOnSecurity last month, the accused is a communications specialist who was recently stationed in South Korea….
Category: Breach Incidents
White House Clears HIPAA Security Rule Update
Chris Riotta reports: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is ramping up digital efforts to protect Americans in a year that’s witnessed hackers targeting sensitive patient data and major breaches at Ascension and UnitedHealth. HHS is set to unveil a notice of proposed rulemaking requiring healthcare companies to encrypt data, conduct routine compliance…
Jamestown Pharmacist Arrested and Charged with Health Care Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft in a Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme
December 23, Nashville – A federal indictment returned last week and unsealed on Friday charges Jamestown pharmacist Philip Hall, 48, with 9 counts of Health Care Fraud and 6 counts of Aggravated Identity Theft, announced Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Thomas J. Jaworski. According to the indictment, Hall was a licensed…
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Conversation with a “Nam3L3ss” Watchdog: Preface
This is a multi-part interview with the individual known as “Nam3L3ss,” who leaked more than 100 databases on a popular hacking forum and will soon be leaking many more. In Part 1, he answers some questions about his background and what motivated him to do what he does. In Part 2, we talk a bit…
Conversation with a “Nam3L3ss” Watchdog, Part 1: Background
This is a multi-part interview with the individual known as “Nam3L3ss” who leaked more than 100 databases on a popular hacking forum and will soon be leaking many more. Read the Preface. In this part, we talk about his background and what motivated him to do what he does. In Part 2, we talk about…