According to Ryan Witt, Vice President, Industry Solutions at Proofpoint, Inc., phishing emails are still the most prevalent and dangerous sources for security breaches. In this video, Witt and Joshua Roth, Chief Information Security…
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According to Ryan Witt, Vice President, Industry Solutions at Proofpoint, Inc., phishing emails are still the most prevalent and dangerous sources for security breaches. In this video, Witt and Joshua Roth, Chief Information Security…
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It became clear across the healthcare cybersecurity landscape this week that the specter of a potential double-extortion attack by RansomHub looming over Change Healthcare, following the February cyberattack by ALPHV.Further, a whirlwind of news…
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What You Should Know:
– A recent American Medical Association (AMA) survey reveals the ongoing crippling effects of the Change Healthcare cyberattack on physician practices across the United States.
– The survey was conducted after UnitedHealth…
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Six weeks have passed since Change Healthcare discovered it was hit by a cyberattack.
The Nashville-based company, part of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division, is the nation’s largest claims and prescription processor, managing 15 billion transactions…
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When the FBI issues a warning about a new cyberattack trend, it’s not just hype. Healthcare IT teams should pay attention and adjust tactics if appropriate. Last year, the federal law enforcement agency warned…
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An Optum dashboard shows that 115 of the 137 Change Healthcare applications remain down 37 days after the company was hit by a cyberattack.
Reader Comments
From Former Epic: “Re: Epic. There has always been…
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While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun an advanced payment program for Part A providers and Part B suppliers experiencing claims disruptions from the Change Healthcare cyberattack two weeks ago, states are also…
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By Jill McKeon
March 26, 2024 – The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released two sector alerts recently, each highlighting a different cyber threat tactic that bad actors may use to facilitate healthcare cyberattacks.
Both…
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Usman Choudhary, general manager, VIPRE Security Group
Here we go again. The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. Another healthcare cyberattack has made the news and it’s a big one. UnitedHealth Group’s…
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