Biohack by J D Lasica

Author:J D Lasica [Lasica, J D]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B07D3S966G
Publisher: Best of Indie Publishing
Published: 2018-05-15T23:00:00+00:00

30

Brooklyn, New York, August 26

K aden knew what Randolph Blackburn would do the moment he dropped off their video call. Trash his computer, change his passwords, and try to secure his network.

But it was too late, mister.

Since the night she and Nico had broken into his estate, she had spent every waking moment following every digital footprint he left. The private accounts he logged into. The files he was updating on his computer. The websites of random gravesites he seemed fixated on.

His online forays were a hodgepodge of high finance, biotech headlines, and historical nostalgia. It made zero sense, at least to her. But there was one common denominator. The name Birthrights Unlimited kept cropping up, over and over again.

Before the video chat, she and her B Collective cohort had, of course, downloaded everything from his cloud storage and local computer files, and Nico had managed to create a presence on all of the private networks connected to Blackburn’s account, just to keep an eye on his online wanderings. Her B Collective buds were still in the process of filtering through all of his business contacts, term sheets, strategic partnership proposals, financial projections, data collection spreadsheets, browser history, and on and on.

For her part, Kaden was hoping to come across some mention—any mention—of her mother. But so far, nothing. Terabytes of data and not a hint of anything family-related.

“This could be interesting,” Sayeed called, nodding for her to come over to his stand-up workstation. They had all divvied up the materials to find some fresh avenues to explore.

Kaden walked over to his station.

Sayeed said, “We know Blackburn is the biggest investor in Birthrights Unlimited. He seems actively involved in their operations, while he’s hands off with all his other investments. And look at this—the most recent file in his Birthrights folder.”

Sayeed swiveled his screen to show her. Kaden inspected the one-page press release announcing the signing of “the spokesmom for Birthrights Unlimited,” along with a photo of a pretty dark-haired woman from Miami.

Kaden nodded. “Yeah, good find. Gotta start somewhere. I’ll read up more on her and then Nico and I will have a chat with Valerie Ramirez.”

She returned to her own station just as a new message hit her queue. She’d programmed her personal AI to screen out all the noise and surface only top priority messages.

The return address was masked, and so was the return IP address—the message bounced off encrypted servers in a dozen countries before it reached her, according to the AI readout. Somebody knew what they were doing.

The message was cryptic enough: “Thought you’d want to know.”

So far, it seemed like typical spam. But her AI rarely led her astray .

She scanned the attachment for malware, opened it, and began reading. The long electronic document went on for pages and pages, with dates and detailed annotations. Medical conditions, detailed physical traits, birthmarks, genetic defects, weight (new entry every month), school records (including suspensions), favorite foods, interests, diary entries, notable behaviors and personality traits, shopping habits, social skills—even menstrual cycles.

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