As the fallout from the Change Healthcare ransomware attack heads into a second month, UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it’s paid $2 billion so far in financial advances for struggling providers and is testing…
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It’s been more than two weeks since Change Healthcare discovered it was hit by a cyberattack.
The aftermath remains messy — patients across the country continue to struggle to obtain their prescriptions, as many of…
A number of my physician friends still work for independent medical practices, which is a bit surprising given recent market forces that have been challenging even for the most well run of them. Now…
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Experts say this year has been the worst ever when it comes to healthcare cyberattacks. More than 100 million people have had their health data exposed as a result of cyberattacks in 2023, which…
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Hospitals and outpatient treatment centers in at least three states are struggling to get their systems back online following a ransomware attack waged against their parent company last week.
The cyberattack, which cybercriminals launched last…
Healthcare continues to have the highest data breach costs of all industries, according to a new report from IBM. It revealed that the average cost of a healthcare data breach is now $10.93 million…
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Healthcare organizations must be wary of cybercriminals exploiting a software vulnerability called MOVEit. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an alert this month warning health systems about this vulnerability — the alert stated…
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A group of federal agencies recently released an updated set of guidelines to help healthcare organizations protect themselves from ransomware attacks and the data breaches that often follow.
The guide was authored by the Federal…
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3), which was created by the Department of Health and Human Services, is sounding the alarm on two ransomware groups that are actively targeting the healthcare sector: Cl0p…
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