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A Georgia man has been sentenced to federal prison in an unusual case in which he portrayed himself as a whistleblower while falsely reporting to authorities that a hospital worker committed criminal HIPAA violations.
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice said Jeffrey Parker of Rincon, Georgia, was sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of making false statements. Parker also was fined $1,200.
Prosecutors say Parker admitted that he “engaged in an intricate scheme” in October 2019 when he contacted the U.S. Justice Department, claiming that a former acquaintance who worked at an unidentified Savannah hospital had violated HIPAA s privacy provisions.
An Unaddressed Threat To Critical Infrastructure And National Security: Insider Cyber Sabotage Dawn Cappelli, VP of Global Security & Chief Information Security Officer, Rockwell Automation [NYSE:ROK]
Dawn Cappelli, VP of Global Security & Chief Information Security Officer, Rockwell Automation [NYSE:ROK]
In the cybersecurity industry we are somewhat fickle we shift our attention back and forth between insider and external threats based on recent events. In the 90’s and early 2000’s we focused on computer viruses as that was the predominant threat. From 2010-2014, our attention shifted to insider threats when Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden grabbed the headlines. In 2015 we pivoted back to external threats when ransomware became prevalent. In 2017, following WannaCry and NotPetya, we understandably are largely focusing on external cyber threats. However, beware that the pendulum is likely to shift back to insider threats. In addition, with the shifting rece