Wednesday, May 06, 2009

FBI Probes Hacker's $10 Million Ransom Demand for Stolen Virginia Medical Records

Fox News reports:
The FBI is investigating a $10 million ransom demand by a hacker or hackers who say they have stolen nearly 8.3 million patient records from a Virginia government Web site that tracks prescription drug abuse, an FBI official confirmed Wednesday.

The state police in Virginia are also investigating the possible breach of confidential records.

The FBI official said the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) referred the case to the FBI last week, asking for help.

Asked whether people's personal information is secure, the official said he couldn't say.
A glimpse of Obamacare!