There has been another reported incident of a hacker selling stolen personal information on the dark web. This time, a cybercriminal is offering
almost 10 million patient records for around $820,000. The seller, who calls himself 'thedarkoverlord,' started listing the data on dark web black market TheRealDeal over the weekend. There are four databases on offer, which includes patient details such as names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, and health insurance information. The largest batch, containing over 9.2 million patient records stolen from a US health insurance provider, is on sale for 750 bitcoins, which is around half a million dollars.
The other databases allegedly originate from three different, unnamed healthcare organizations: one in Farmington, Missouri that contains 48,000 records for 60 bitcoins; another in Atlanta, Georgia has 397,000 for 300 bitcoins, and the third in the Central/Midwest US with 210,00 entries for 170 bitcoins. Thedarkoverlord claims to have already sold $100,000 worth of records from the Georgia database. 'Someone wanted to buy all the Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance records specifically, the hacker said.