• Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues

    April 15, 2024 - UPDATE 4/15/2024 - This article has been updated to reflect new information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack. WIRED received samples of Change Healthcare data allegedly stolen by RansomHub, and it appears to be legitimate. RansomHub claims to be holding four terabytes of stolen data and is demanding a ransom from Change...

  • Physicians report widespread financial turmoil due to Change Healthcare cyberattack

    April 10, 2024 - As of April 3, UnitedHealth Group (UHG) had advanced nearly $4.7 billion to providers grappling with the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Even so, physician practices across the country have faced persistent financial turmoil in the weeks since the cyberattack began. More than 77 percent of American Medical Association (AMA) survey...

  • Wisconsin health cooperative suffers 533K-record breach

    April 10, 2024 - Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) notified more than 533,000 individuals of a data breach that resulted from a cyberattack. On January 25, GHC-SCW detected unauthorized access to its network and immediately isolated and secured the network. The hacker attempted to encrypt GHC-SCW’s systems, without success....

  • Advanced cybersecurity performance translates to higher shareholder returns

    April 8, 2024 - Strong cybersecurity performance in healthcare is crucial for ensuring patient safety and operational continuity at all times, especially during a cybersecurity incident. But new research shows that the strength of an organization's cybersecurity program is directly tied to financial performance as well. Companies with advanced cybersecurity...


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Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues

UPDATE 4/15/2024 - This article has been updated to reflect new information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack. WIRED received samples of Change Healthcare data allegedly stolen by...

Physicians report widespread financial turmoil due to Change Healthcare cyberattack

As of April 3, UnitedHealth Group (UHG) had advanced nearly $4.7 billion to providers grappling with the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Even so, physician practices across the country...

Wisconsin health cooperative suffers 533K-record breach

Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) notified more than 533,000 individuals of a data breach that resulted from a cyberattack. On January 25, GHC-SCW detected unauthorized...

Advanced cybersecurity performance translates to higher shareholder returns

Strong cybersecurity performance in healthcare is crucial for ensuring patient safety and operational continuity at all times, especially during a cybersecurity incident. But new research shows that...

AHA observes uptick in hospital IT help desk social engineering schemes

UPDATE 4/4/2024 - This article has been updated to include information from an HC3 sector alert. The American Hospital Association (AHA) has doubled down on its warning to the healthcare sector about...

MFA bypass results in breach at LA County Department of Mental Health

A multi-factor authentication (MFA) failure led to the exposure of patient information pertaining to the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), a report filed with the California...

HHS imposes $100K penalty on NJ facility over HIPAA right of access violations

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) imposed a $100,000 civil monetary penalty against Hackensack Meridian Health, West Caldwell Care Center, also known as Essex Residential Care, over HIPAA right of...

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