Healthcare IT Today
MAY 16, 2024
While it’s amazing to consider two breaches and ransomware incidents the size of Change Healthcare and Ascension could happen so closely together, it’s very clear that healthcare is a target and we need to massively increase our investment in security to show we’ve learned from these experiences.
HIT Consultant
MARCH 25, 2024
The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries. The number of attacks continues to surge.
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HIPAA Journal
MARCH 29, 2024
It has been more than 5 weeks since Change Healthcare suffered a Blackcat ransomware attack. While it is currently unclear what types of data were stolen in the attack, UnitedHealth Group said personally identifiable health information, eligibility and claims information, and financial information are likely to have been compromised.
HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
The LockBit ransomware gang has added Chicago’s Saint Anthony Hospital to its data leak site and is demanding a ransom payment of almost $900,000 from the nonprofit hospital to prevent the release of the stolen data. Since the notification was issued, the LockBit ransomware group added Saint Anthony Hospital to its data leak site.
HIPAA Journal
APRIL 20, 2023
Our monthly data breach reports are based on data breaches of 500 or more records that have been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) each month. The data collected was used for analytics purposes but was transferred to the providers of the code.
HIPAA Journal
JANUARY 30, 2023
Attendees will gain valuable insights into health information privacy, healthcare cybersecurity, HIPAA enforcement, and a wealth of information to help them maintain HIPAA compliance and take healthcare data privacy and security to the next level. Jillson, JD – Counsel to the Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, U.S.
Compliancy Group
DECEMBER 14, 2023
According to a press release published by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), ransomware and hacking are healthcare’s primary cyberthreats. This trend continues in 2023, where hacking accounts for 77% of the large breaches reported to OCR.
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