Category: cybersecurity

AHA says Change Healthcare attack will impact hospital finances

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.”

Cyber framework cuts healthcare insurance premium hikes

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…

Cigna affected by Prospect Medical breach

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 says most pharmacies have 'effective workarounds' amid Change cyberattack

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.

Ransomware gang behind Change Healthcare attack

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

Children's hospital asks patients to bring printed documents amid cyberattack

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.

'An attack on the entire sector': Fallout from Change Healthcare hack continues

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.

Financial risks for UnitedHealth after Change Healthcare cyberattack: Moody's

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

Authorities take down 14K email accounts linked to healthcare hackers

Authorities shuttered 14,000 email accounts linked to LockBit, a ransomware gang known for targeting the U.S. healthcare industry, Gov Info Security reported Feb. 22. 

FBI warned of Chinese malware 'low blows' before Change cyberattack

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Chinese efforts to embed malware inside U.S. critical infrastructure networks are at “a scale greater than we’d seen before” in remarks made days before a reported cybersecurity event affecting the nation’s largest co…