UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data was compromised in Change Healthcare cyberattack

Ashley Capoot reports: UnitedHealth Group on Monday said it paid ransom to cyberthreat actors to try and protect patient data, following the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. The company also confirmed that files containing pers… Continue reading UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data was compromised in Change Healthcare cyberattack

UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data was compromised in Change Healthcare cyberattack

Ashley Capoot reports: UnitedHealth Group on Monday said it paid ransom to cyberthreat actors to try and protect patient data, following the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. The company also confirmed that files containing pers… Continue reading UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data was compromised in Change Healthcare cyberattack

Two ransomware attacks in 2023 first disclosed in April — Kisco Senior Living, Blackstone Valley Community Health Care

Two more ransomware incidents that occurred in 2023 were disclosed this week. One was disclosed 10 months after the incident, and the other was disclosed 5 months after the incident. Kisco Senior Living On or about June 15, 2023, BlackByte claimed resp… Continue reading Two ransomware attacks in 2023 first disclosed in April — Kisco Senior Living, Blackstone Valley Community Health Care

Cyberattack on Change Healthcare has scammers targeting Nebraska patients

Abigail Carrera reports: A recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare has resulted in scammers targeting Nebraska patients. Bryan Health has received multiple reports of scammers reaching out to patients claiming to be representatives from hospitals acros… Continue reading Cyberattack on Change Healthcare has scammers targeting Nebraska patients

Valley Mountain Regional Center discloses a breach, but are patients still in the dark?

In November 2021, Valley Mountain Regional Center (VMRC) notified HHS that multiple employees were the victims of a phishing scheme that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 17,197 individuals. They notified HHS, affected individuals, … Continue reading Valley Mountain Regional Center discloses a breach, but are patients still in the dark?

Hong Kong private hospital given 4 weeks to submit report over US$10 million ransomware attack

Cannix Yau reports: Hong Kong health authorities have told a private hospital it has four weeks to submit a detailed report after it was hit by a malicious cyberattack and refused to pay a US$10 million ransom. The Department of Health said on Saturday… Continue reading Hong Kong private hospital given 4 weeks to submit report over US$10 million ransomware attack

Lawsuits mount and cyberattack could cost UnitedHealth Group up to $1.6B this year

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

Data allegedly from Change Healthcare ransomware attack raises more questions than answers (1)

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)

Minneapolis therapy clinic sues over cyberattack at UnitedHealth subsidiary

Christopher Snowbeck reports on how the Change Healthcare attack has affected one clinic in Minnesota. His report provides a good illustration of the issues raised by a recent AMA survey of some physicians, reported here previously. From his reporting:… Continue reading Minneapolis therapy clinic sues over cyberattack at UnitedHealth subsidiary