Category: cybersecurity

How UnitedHealth handled crisis communications after Change hack

UnitedHealth Group initially gave few details about the Change Healthcare hack then tried to recruit providers to act as spokespeople for its loan program, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Cybercriminals pose as hospital finance employees, divert payments

A cybercriminal group is targeting health system IT help desks in a new scheme to gain access to the organization’s computer systems and divert payments, according to an April 4 warning from the American Hospital Association.

HHS to launch cybersecurity prep 'one-stop shop' following Change attack

HHS is launching a “one-stop-shop” for cybersecurity preparedness in response to the cyberattack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare in February, Federal News Network reported April 1.

Does wiretap law apply to cookies on hospital websites?

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear a case April 3 on whether hospitals violated a state law prohibiting wiretapping when they had third-party analytics tools on their websites, the Boston Globe reported.

Hackensack Meridian Health fined $100K for HIPAA violation

HHS fined Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health $100,000 for failing to provide timely access to medical records under HIPAA.

California system in downtime after cyberattack

Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health’s IT systems have been disrupted by a cybersecurity incident, according to a post on the system’s Facebook page.

Larry Ellison and Seema Verma: Computers — not humans — can prevent healthcare cyberattacks

Autonomous computer systems are healthcare’s best protection against disruptive cyberattacks, Oracle’s Larry Ellison and Seema Verma wrote April 1 in The Wall Street Journal.

Nevada hospital reports data breach affecting 3,000 patients

Battle Mountain (Nev.) General Hospital reported a data breach affecting around 3,000 patients in late March, according to HHS.

UNC Hospitals user email hacked in phishing scheme

UNC Hospitals and School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, N.C., informed patients of a data breach exposing personal health information earlier this year.

Change hack won't affect nonprofit hospitals' credit: Fitch

Nonprofit hospitals will not face credit impact from the Feb. 21 cyberattack on UnitedHealthcare subsidiary Change Healthcare, according to Fitch.