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Edmond cybersecurity CEO accused in major hack at hospital

An Edmond cyber security firm owner is accused of a major attack at a local hospital.

Edmond cybersecurity CEO accused in major hack at hospital

An Edmond cyber security firm owner is accused of a major attack at a local hospital.

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      PATIENT DATA. YEAH. JEFFREY BOWIE IS LISTED AS THE CEO OF A CYBERSECURITY COMPANY BASED IN EDMOND. BUT INSTEAD OF PROTECTING SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL FROM HACKERS, AUTHORITIES SAY HE WAS THE HACKER WHO INSTALLED MALWARE. A COMPANY HIRING CYBERSECURITY SPECIALISTS TO ACT LIKE HACKERS AND FIND SECURITY WEAK SPOTS IS COMMON PRACTICE. WE DRESS UP AS A FEDEX PERSON OR SOME TYPE OF DELIVERY PERSON, BUT THE OWNER OF AN OKLAHOMA CYBERSECURITY COMPANY IS NOW CHARGED WITH INSTALLING MALWARE AT SAINT ANTHONY HOSPITAL. NEW COURT DOCUMENTS REVEAL SECURITY CAMERAS CAPTURED JEFFREY BOWIE WANDERING AROUND THE HOSPITAL ON AUGUST 6TH, WHERE HE TRIED TO GET INTO MULTIPLE OFFICES UNTIL HE STUMBLED UPON TWO COMPUTERS. ONE OF THOSE WAS FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY IN THOSE TEN MINUTES, AUTHORITIES SAY HE INSTALLED A MALWARE DESIGNED TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT EVERY 20 MINUTES. AND FOR THE IMAGE OUT TO AN EXTERNAL IP ADDRESS. WHEN AN EMPLOYEE FOUND AND QUESTIONED HIM, HE TOLD THE EMPLOYEE HE HAD A FAMILY MEMBER IN SURGERY AND NEEDED THE COMPUTER. I WASN’T ACTUALLY SURPRISED. KOCO INTERVIEWED HIS PREVIOUS EMPLOYER, ALIAS CYBER SECURITY. THEY SAY THEY LET HIM GO SEVERAL YEARS BACK BECAUSE OF ETHICS CONCERNS, AND SOME PEOPLE JUST DO THINGS OUT OF DESPERATION, JUST TRYING TO GROW THEMSELVES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND AGAIN, I LOVE THE CYBERSECURITY COMMUNITY. I WANT EVERYONE TO GROW IN THAT. BUT THIS IS JUST UNCALLED FOR. AND IT KIND OF PUTS A LITTLE BIT OF A STAIN ON THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS. SO KOCO TRIED TO CALL HIS CYBERSECURITY COMPANY. WE COULD NOT COMPLETE YOUR CALL. PLEASE TRY AGAIN. BUT THE CALL NEVER WENT THROUGH. SAINT ANTHONY DID CONDUCT A FORENSIC REVIEW AND DISCOVERED THE SOFTWARE TODAY, THE HOSPITAL TOLD KOCO NO PATIENT DATA WAS ACCESSED. NOW, AN ARREST WARRANT WAS ISSUED ON MONDAY FOR BOWIE. HE WAS LATER ARRESTED BY OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE
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      Edmond cybersecurity CEO accused in major hack at hospital

      An Edmond cyber security firm owner is accused of a major attack at a local hospital.

      An Edmond cyber security firm owner is accused of a major attack at a local hospital.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channelInvestigators said he walked right into St. Anthony Hospital and put malicious malware on an employee’s computer, which could have exposed critical patient data.Jeffrey Bowie is listed as the CEO of a cyber security company based in Edmond, but instead of helping protect St. Anthony Hospital from hackers, authorities said he was the hacker and installed malware.A company hiring cyber security specialists to act like hackers and find security weak spots is a common practice.“We dress up as a FedEx person or some type of delivery person,” said Donovan Farrow, CEO of Alias Cyber Security.But the owner of an Oklahoma cyber security company is now charged with installing malware at St. Anthony Hospital. New court documents reveal security cameras captured Bowie wandering around the hospital on August 6, where he tried to get into multiple offices until he stumbled upon two computers.One of those computers was for employees only.In 10 minutes, authorities said he installed a “malware designed to take a screenshot every 20 minutes and forward the image out to an external IP address.”When an employee found and questioned him, he told the employee he had a family member in surgery and needed the computer.“I wasn’t that surprised,” Farrow said.KOCO 5 spoke with his previous employer, Alias Cyber Security.They said they let him go several years back because of ethics concerns.“Some people just do things out of desperation just trying to grow themselves and stuff like that. I love the cybersecurity community. I want everyone to grow in that, but this is uncalled for, and it puts a bit of a stain on this type of business,” Farrow said.KOCO 5 attempted to call Bowie’s cyber security company on Wednesday, but the call never went through.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The hospital conducted a forensic review and discovered the software and told KOCO 5 that no patient data was accessed.An arrest warrant for Bowie was issued on Monday and he was later arrested by Oklahoma City police.Top HeadlinesTIMELINE: Waves of storms start Wednesday night before returning later this weekHacked crosswalks in the Bay Area claim to be Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg3 juveniles taken into custody after leading OKC police on pursuit in stolen carMan acquitted of killing 20-year-old at 2023 El Reno Halloween party

      An Edmond cyber security firm owner is accused of a major attack at a local hospital.

      >> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel

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      Investigators said he walked right into St. Anthony Hospital and put malicious malware on an employee’s computer, which could have exposed critical patient data.

      Jeffrey Bowie is listed as the CEO of a cyber security company based in Edmond, but instead of helping protect St. Anthony Hospital from hackers, authorities said he was the hacker and installed malware.

      A company hiring cyber security specialists to act like hackers and find security weak spots is a common practice.

      “We dress up as a FedEx person or some type of delivery person,” said Donovan Farrow, CEO of Alias Cyber Security.

      But the owner of an Oklahoma cyber security company is now charged with installing malware at St. Anthony Hospital.

      New court documents reveal security cameras captured Bowie wandering around the hospital on August 6, where he tried to get into multiple offices until he stumbled upon two computers.

      One of those computers was for employees only.

      In 10 minutes, authorities said he installed a “malware designed to take a screenshot every 20 minutes and forward the image out to an external IP address.”

      When an employee found and questioned him, he told the employee he had a family member in surgery and needed the computer.

      “I wasn’t that surprised,” Farrow said.

      KOCO 5 spoke with his previous employer, Alias Cyber Security.

      They said they let him go several years back because of ethics concerns.

      “Some people just do things out of desperation just trying to grow themselves and stuff like that. I love the cybersecurity community. I want everyone to grow in that, but this is uncalled for, and it puts a bit of a stain on this type of business,” Farrow said.

      KOCO 5 attempted to call Bowie’s cyber security company on Wednesday, but the call never went through.

      Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

      The hospital conducted a forensic review and discovered the software and told KOCO 5 that no patient data was accessed.

      An arrest warrant for Bowie was issued on Monday and he was later arrested by Oklahoma City police.


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