Readers will remember the good old days of February 2024, when the Change Healthcare Cyber Attack was all the rage. Prior coverage includes this article here. and here. and here. and here. and here. and here. and also here. Oh, and with an NFT, here. An overview of all the things Change is available in this article that summarizes things nicely. As it turns out, your author was one of the people whose healthcare and other personal data was stolen. I got the letter today! It’s in the footnotes1. Today’s article is a bit of satire. What if the Dark Lord of Mordor had to issue similar notices?
Ring-of-Power Notification.
We are sorry to tell you about a Ring-of-Power event. This letter is from Mordor Partners, Inc. ("MPI"). We work with many people of Middle Earth, including elves, dwarves, men, and other creatures like Balrogs and Orcs, to help provide Domination-of-All-That-Lives services or benefits. This event may have involved your ring.