ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Days after an anonymous hacker group claimed they had leaked an additional 50,000 Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center patient records, an FBI spokesperson confirmed Monday they are aware of the claim.
“The FBI Anchorage Field Office is aware of the alleged data breach affecting the Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center and takes allegations of this nature seriously,” FBI Anchorage Public Affairs Officer Chloe Martin said in a statement. “As a matter of longstanding policy, the FBI can neither confirm nor deny the existence, or otherwise provide status updates of an investigation, unless if, and until charges are filed.”
“As a general matter, the FBI considers the facts to determine if there is the possibility of a federal criminal violation, and proceed as appropriate, whether by investigating or referring the matter to the relevant partners,” Martin added…