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Former Highmark employee accused of hacking customer accounts, stealing thousands of dollars
WPXI ^ | June 23, 2023 | Jillian Hartmann

Posted on 06/23/2023 4:58:16 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia

PITTSBURGH — The district attorney’s office said a former employee at Highmark hacked into several customers’ accounts, including a school district and stole thousands of dollars.

“You put your money in and it’s up to them to safeguard your money and when that doesn’t happen and you lose its detrimental,” said Lori Hickman.

Lori Hickman of Butler County is one of eight victims in Highmark’s major data breach.

Allegheny County District Attorney’s office charged Zakayah Scott who worked remotely from South Carolina for Highmark Health.

Authorities said Scott had access to customers’ personal information including birthdays, addresses and phone numbers.

They said she called Highmark’s customer service department, claiming to be one of the victims, change their password to their health savings account, log in, then withdrew and transferred money. The amount stolen totals more than $50,000

There’s a warrant out for Scott’s arrest as she faces several serious charges.

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TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: crime; fraud; hacking; highmark; insurance; theft

1 posted on 06/23/2023 4:58:16 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Zakayah


2 posted on 06/23/2023 5:05:30 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

BCBS Highmark served me well for years, until 2021. At that point they became flying monkeys for institutional chaos, hellbent on personal ruin.


3 posted on 06/23/2023 5:25:18 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) My dog Sam eats purple flowers.)
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Pffft…if he worked for the government he could steal millions and get away with it.


4 posted on 06/23/2023 6:07:10 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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