One thing I’d like to know is who are doing these?
- Nation-states?
- Criminals?
- 3rd party actors on behalf of nation states?
It seems like there are different levels of security at play.
- Nation-states?
- Criminals?
- 3rd party actors on behalf of nation states?
It seems like there are different levels of security at play.
Companies do not care about your private data. A data breach is now considered priced in. It’s a footnote in the quarterly reports.
Maybe lasts half a news cycle until media brings up presidential candidate age/competence.
What we need is a legal framework to decide how much these companies will get fined. We need billions of dollars in fines to bring them to their knees and get their shit in order. We also need execs to get jail time for their negligence.
So the hackers that did the hack itself didn’t get paid and retained the data. Wild ride.
Nation-states would definitely be interested in medical claims data at the scale of CHC. One of the payers is called CHAMPUS, which covers active and retired service members and their families. This is indicated on the claims. So leaking these claims gives access to where service members live and who their family members are.
Since military bases in the US tend to have specific units and specialties, you can get a good approximation for how the military is allocating its strength. Plus you know who to blackmail.
The question I have is what happens when all “private” information is exposed in a society.
Maybe, some highly educated people are just fed up and calling their senators doesn't seem to get anything done?