Category: cybersecurity

Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center has learned that an unknown actor has gained access to its systems. 

The Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare is raising questions about how prepared healthcare is when it comes to cybersecurity, Politico reported March 18. 

UnitedHealth Group has advanced more than $2 billion to providers and is launching a medical claims preparation software beginning March 18 following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in late February. 

The most significant and consequential cyberattack in American history began Feb. 21 against UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare, crippling financial operations for hospitals, insurers, pharmacies and medical groups nationwide.

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is in the process of bringing its MyChart system back online after it was taken offline Jan. 31 in the wake of a cyberattack.

Medical records are selling for $60 on the dark web, CNBC reported March 15. 

The federal government is launching an investigation into UnitedHealth Group following the February cyberattack into its Change Healthcare subsidiary that has significantly affected providers’ financial stability nationwide.

Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center has been hit with a data breach that is affecting 2,094 patients, according to a data security breach report on Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s website. 

Massachusetts hospitals are losing at least $24 million a day due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the state hospital association reported.

Many health system CIOs are still dealing with the fallout of the Change Healthcare cyberattack nearly three weeks after it led to disruptions across the industry, but some IT chiefs say the event could pave the way for changes.