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Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack
2024-11-20 18:01

Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress Still reeling from its February ransomware attack, Change Healthcare confirms its clearinghouse services are back up and...

Healthcare org Equinox notifies 21K patients and staff of data theft
2024-11-20 00:30

Ransomware scum LockBit claims it did the dirty deed Equinox, a New York State health and human services organization, has begun notifying over 21 thousand clients and staff that cyber criminals...

Hacker gets 10 years in prison for extorting US healthcare provider
2024-11-14 16:58

Robert Purbeck, a 45-year-old man from Idaho, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking at least 19 organizations in the United States, stealing the personal data of more than 132,000...

6 key elements for building a healthcare cybersecurity response plan
2024-10-30 04:30

Medical practices remain vulnerable to cyberattacks, with over a third unable to cite a cybersecurity incident response plan, according to Software Advice. This gap exposes healthcare providers to...

Change Healthcare Cyberattack Exposed Data of Over 100 Million People
2024-10-25 18:37

Personal information from one-third of Americans could have been affected in the $22 million ransomware attack, which has been attributed to the BlackCat gang.

UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach
2024-10-25 03:54

UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the...

UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare hack
2024-10-25 03:54

UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the...

How NIS2 will impact sectors from healthcare to energy
2024-10-17 04:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Mick Baccio, Global Security Advisor at Splunk SURGe, discusses the far-reaching implications of the NIS2 Directive beyond traditional IT security. He explains...

US healthcare org admits up to 400,000 people's personal info was snatched
2024-10-14 22:03

It waited till just before Columbus Day weekend to make mandated filing, but don't worry, we saw it A Houston-based services provider to healthcare organizations says a crook may have grabbed up...

Healthcare attacks spread beyond US – just ask India's Star Health
2024-10-11 02:57

Acknowledges bulk customer data leak weeks after Telegram channels dangled it online Leading Indian health insurance provider Star Health has admitted to being the victim of a cyber attack after...