Security News > 2011 > January > Scandinavian gamers hack NH medical center to play Call of Duty; compromise records of 230,000
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?articleId=6add3fd7-0f3f-4680-aa61-232503e7eaca&headline=Scandinavian+gamers+hack+NH+medical+center+to+play+Call+of+Duty%3b+compromise+records+of+230%2c000 By CLYNTON NAMUO New Hampshire Union Leader Correspondent Jan. 13 2011 ROCHESTER -- Some Scandinavian nerds went above and beyond to play their favorite video game last year when they hacked a server for Seacoast Radiology to get more bandwidth, a move that gave them access to the personal information of more than 230,000 patients. The gamers preyed on the server to play "Call of Duty: Black Ops," a popular, first-person military-style game that can be played online, said Lisa MacKenzie, a spokesman for ID Experts, an outside security firm brought in to deal with the data breach. "Based on the investigation, there's no belief that any personal information was compromised in any way," MacKenzie said. "They were not hacking in to get any medical billing codes or any personal information or anything like that." The radiology practice discovered the hack on Nov. 12 after IT officials noticed bandwidth was being leeched and immediately shut off access to the server. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/