The District of Washington health insurance was hacked, revealing the information of many American politicians.
Hacking can have serious consequences. A criminal hacker put up for sale on March 6, 2023 a health insurance database for the District of Columbia, where Washington is located, and therefore the place of residence of many American politicians. American journalist Henry Rodgers revealed an email from the administrative director of the House of Representatives – the US Parliament – indicating that an investigation by the FBI, the federal police, is underway.
” The DC Health Link suffered a major data breach yesterday, potentially exposing the personally identifiable information of thousands of registrants. […] At this time, I do not know the scale and scope of the breach, but I have been informed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that the account information of hundreds of personnel and members of the House of Representatives were robbed can we read in the document shared by the administration.
No political demands yet
The specialized media BleepingComputer has discovered that at least one hacker (known as IntelBroker) is selling information on US employees and members of Parliament on a hacking forum. A sample of the stolen data shows that it contains the information of about 170,000 affected people, including their names, addresses, emails, phone numbers and Social Security. Local health insurance confirmed it was hacked to US reporters.
A person would have already purchased the files. For the moment, no political demands have been made and the announcement is currently being shared, now free of charge, by other hackers on the forum. Some members conclude with a ” Glory to Russia “. This information is sensitive and can be reused for other more targeted attacks.
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