Category: cybersecurity

The ransomware group linked to the cyberattack on Change Healthcare is also targeting hospitals, the FBI and HHS warned Feb. 27.

A ransomware gang that has targeted the healthcare sector has claimed responsibility for the cyberattack on Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and is attempting to sell its data for $3.4 million, The Record reported Feb. 27.

The American Hospital Association penned a letter to the HHS about the Change Healthcare attack stating that the incident will have “an immediate adverse impact on hospitals’ finances.”

Healthcare organizations utilizing the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework as their primary framework experienced smaller increases in cyber insurance premiums than those not employing the NIST CSF, a Feb. 27 report f…

Some of Cigna’s policyholder information has been compromised due to a 2023 cyberattack on Culver City, Calif.-based Prospect Medical Holdings, Hartford Business Journal reported Feb. 27. 

UnitedHealth Group estimates 90% of the 70,000-plus pharmacies in the U.S. using Change Healthcare’s platform have modified electronic claims processing to mitigate effects of the cybersecurity incident that hit the company last week.

The BlackCat ransomware gang is claiming responsibility for an attack on Change Healthcare, TheRegister reported Feb. 26.  

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago advised patients to bring in printed copies of insurance cards and medication lists as it continues to deal with a cyberattack.

Change Healthcare said Feb. 26 that it expects the cybersecurity incident that has disrupted its payment and pharmacy processing operations to last at least through the day.

UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare has fallen victim to a cyberattack, marking a credit-negative event for the company, according to Moody’s.