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Medicaid Hacked: Over 181,000 Records and 25,000 SSNs Stolen

Posted by timothy on from the those-damn-corporations dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Utah Department of Health has been hacked. 181,604 Medicaid and CHIP recipients have had their personal information stolen. 25,096 had their Social Security numbers (SSNs) compromised. The agency is cooperating with law enforcement in a criminal investigation. The hackers, who are believed to be located in Eastern Europe, breached the server in question on March 30, 2012."

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  1. One more reason against Obama-care by c0lo · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    ... if the tea-bagers would ever need one more.

    (ducks)

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  2. Re:Too bad for the crooks that the people are poor by Charliemopps · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You're a fucking retard. Steal $100 from 181000 people and how much did you just get?

  3. Re:Too bad for the crooks that the people are poor by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Welcome to the TSA plus Obamacare? Bringing the air traffic experience to medicine.

    Obamacare, Romneycare, what's the difference?
    "The two laws are, in the words of Jonathan Gruber, who helped design both the Romney and Obama plans, “the same fucking bill.”

    Now go fuck off and spread your uninformed opinion somewhere more appropriate, the sewer for example.

    One is run by the state and the other violates the 10th Amendment. Anything else I can help you with?