King & Spalding write: On May 25, 2016, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to examine the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) cybersecurity responsibilities. The hearing focused on legislation that would create a new office within HHS, the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”), consolidating information…
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Federal Judge Denies Request to Dismiss Hacking Charges
AP reports that a federal judge has denied a motion by lawyers for Roman Seleznev (previous coverage) seeking dismissal of hacking charges (like that was really gonna happen, right?) Martha Bellisle reports that the court found that nothing in the government’s conduct is seizing Seleznev in the Maldives was so outrageous or egregious as to warrant…
Audit finds inadequate cybersecurity at HealthCare.gov
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of AP reports that an audit by the Inspector General for Health and Human Services found serious security deficiencies in the system used to store data collected via healthcare.gov. The Obama administration said it acted quickly to fix all the problems identified by the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office. But the…
Owner of Louisiana Automotive Businesses Pleads Guilty for Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
A resident of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and the owner of two automotive businesses pleaded guilty today for his involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite Jr. of the Eastern District of Louisiana. Martin Jackson…
Accused Russian hacker should pay defense cost, prosecutors say
Mike Carter reports: Federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of challenging the appointment of publicly funded lawyers to represent accused Russian hacker Roman Seleznev and have asked a judge to order Seleznev to reimburse the government for his defense. […] As proof, the government provided the court with photographs of stacks of cash and…
How an Accused Russian Hacker on Tropical Holiday was Nabbed by U.S. Agents
Del Quentin Wilber describes the final chapter in the U.S.’s attempts to capture Russian hacker Roman Seleznev, aka “Track2,” who was arrested last July and charged with hacking hundreds of businesses. Seleznev, who had been indicted in absentia in March 2011, had over 2 million stolen credit card numbers on his laptop at the time of…