Change Healthcare breach affected 100 million Americans, marking a new record

The company notified the Health and Human Services Department about the figure this week, the first it has specified.

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Senate bill eyes minimum cybersecurity standards for health care industry

The legislation from Sens. Wyden and Warner comes in the aftermath of the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare.

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Rural hospitals are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, report finds

The most vulnerable hospitals are unprepared to deal with the impact of digital extortion as ransomware attacks target health care facilities.

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Biden’s budget proposal seeks funding boost for cybersecurity

The president’s budget is unlikely to be passed but offers insights on the administration’s priorities ahead of this fall’s election.

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ALPHV website goes down amid growing fallout from Change Healthcare attack

Medical providers are under financial pressure and patients are facing challenges in filling prescriptions due to the ransomware attack.

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GAO: Federal agencies lack insight on ransomware protections for critical infrastructure

The Government Accountability Office finds that agencies overseeing key critical infrastructure sectors don’t know whether protections against ransomware have been implemented.

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Bill seeks cyber protections for food and agriculture

The Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act aims to identify vulnerabilities in the sector through an annual exercise and regular threat assessments.

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White House proposes stronger abortion data privacy protections

The rule would codify the administration’s guidance last summer that providers are not required to disclose health data to law enforcement.

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Biden executive order calls for reproductive health privacy protections

It’s not the first time Biden has used executive authorities to push for privacy policies.

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Post-Roe reproductive privacy goes beyond period trackers, experts say

The Biden administration is also scrambling to figure out how to secure reproductive data.

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