2012 — Hewlett Packard: An employee responded to a telephone computer…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
An employee responded to a telephone computer phishing scam. The person was employed by a subcontractor of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services (HP ES) named Carewise Health. Unauthorized users were able to remotely access a database of Medicaid client information as a result of the phishing attempt. Eventually HP ES and Carewise Health were able to disable the laptop and notify the Cabinet for Health and Family Services of the breach.UPDATE (01/02/2013): The employee revealed information to t
Root cause
Hacking