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Chinese Hackers Targeted Insurer To Learn About US Healthcare (engadget.com)

Posted by timothy on from the too-crazy-to-make-up dept.

hackingbear writes: When Anthem revealed a data breach that exposed the details of more than 80 million people, the incident raised a lot of questions: who would conduct such a hack against a health insurance firm? Investigators finally have some answers... and they're not quite what you'd expect. Reportedly, the culprits were Chinese hackers helping their nation understand how US medical care works. It may be part of a concerted campaign to get ready for 2020, when China plans to offer universal health care. Next, we should outsource politicians from China to fix our healthcare system.

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  1. Help by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well now they have figured it out can they clue the rest of us in?

  2. Let me save you some trouble... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    " Reportedly, the culprits were Chinese hackers helping their nation understand how US medical care works. "

    If you're rich, you pay for your medical care out of pocket.

    If you're not rich, you pay for health insurance that doesnt cover anything and then you die.

  3. Those hackers are still at work by Trailer+Trash · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next, they're going to hack German restaurants to get some tasty recipes. I hear they're also hacking into Martin O'Malley's email to figure out how to run a great political campaign. And looking for dental information from the English. Etc.

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