http://hamptonroads.com/2009/05/hacking-prescription-database-may-lead-headaches By Bill Sizemore The Virginian-Pilot May 8, 2009 The possible breach of a state electronic prescription drug data-base could have an ironic effect: promotion of prescription drug fraud and abuse, the very thing the system was set up to deter. That suggestion came from outside experts Thursday as the FBI and State Police continued investigating last week's unauthorized intrusion on the Web site of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program. According to WikiLeaks, an open-government Web site, the intruder was a hacker claiming to have gained access to more than 35 million prescription records and demanding a $10 million ransom. The statewide database was established in 2006 to combat prescription drug abuse, which is increasingly recognized as a national public health issue. Overdose deaths from prescription drugs now exceed those from illegal drugs. [...] -- LayerOne 2009, Information Security for the discerning professional. May 23-24 2009 @ The Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California Visit http://layerone.info for more informationReceived on Fri May 08 2009 - 02:00:40 PDT
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