Category: cybersecurity

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.

UC San Diego Health says a phishing scheme has targeted its employees, compromising some patient data. 

Although Change Healthcare has made progress in restoring its technology, the American Hospital Association says it will take several weeks, if not months, before hospitals and other healthcare providers can fully recover from it. 

The American Medical Association said physician practices will face “significant financial disruptions” after Change Healthcare shared that certain key functionalities will not be tested or fixed until March 18.

Hackers claimed to have sold the data of Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago patients for $3.4 million following a recent cyberattack, the Record reported March 7.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health are among the nationwide healthcare providers impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattacks, the San Francisco Chronicle reported March 6.