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The revelations from the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary come as the company acknowledges paying a ransom in the case.
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The revelations from the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary come as the company acknowledges paying a ransom in the case.
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House lawmakers argue that growing consolidation in the health care sector has created vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.
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Christopher Snowbeck of the Star Tribune in Minnesota is doing some great reporting on the Change Healthcare UnitedHealth Group cyberattack. Yesterday, he did a write-up on a Minneapolis therapy clinic suing Change Healthcare. He reports, in part: Twin… Continue reading Lawsuits mount and cyberattack could cost UnitedHealth Group up to $1.6B this year
UPDATE: Sometime earlier today, after my communication with RansomHub, they removed the April 15 update described in the post from their listing. It has now been replaced with a note: Change HealthCare – OPTUM Group – United HealthCare Gro… Continue reading Data allegedly from Change Healthcare ransomware attack raises more questions than answers (1)
The data reportedly includes personal information and health details for customers of a variety of companies linked to the payment processor.
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As the ransomware group moves to hide its $22 million, its affiliate notchy is laying low after reportedly being stiffed on payment.
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The new legislation from Sen. Mark Warner comes as health care groups say they would oppose such proposals.
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A ransomware attack on a payment processor has crippled the U.S. health care system, creating new momentum for cybersecurity regulations.
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There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. “ALPHV”) as the company struggles to bring services back online amid a cyberattack that has disrupted prescription drug services nationwide for weeks. However, the cybercriminal who claims to have given BlackCat access to Change’s network says the crime gang cheated them out of their share of the ransom, and that they still have the sensitive data that Change reportedly paid the group to destroy. Meanwhile, the affiliate’s disclosure appears to have prompted BlackCat to cease operations entirely. Continue reading BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare