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Hackers breach MedStar employee email accounts
Hackers accessed employee email accounts at Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, compromising the data of 183,079 patients, the health system said in a May 3 notice on its website. -
AHA CEO praises Change hack scrutiny
American Hospital Association President and CEO Rick Pollack said the recent hearings about the Change Healthcare hack have shed light on the extensive reach and influence of UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change. -
Why hospitals are tight-lipped about cyberattacks
Hospitals are often reluctant to share information about cyberattacks, even with one another, because of liability concerns, a health system CIO told Congress. -
Senators probe cyber agency's role in Change hack
Three senators wrote a letter asking the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency about its role in addressing the Feb. 21 breach on UnitedHealthcare's subsidiary Change Healthcare, Bloomberg reported April 30. -
Hospitals still affected by Change hack, AHA says
Hospitals continue to experience "financial and operational impacts" from the Change Healthcare hack more than two months after the cyberattack on the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, the American Hospital Association said. -
UnitedHealth CEO: Hackers used stolen credentials to access Change systems
The ransomware group responsible for the Feb. 21 cyberattack on UnitedHealthcare subsidiary Change Healthcare used stolen credentials to remotely access the company's systems, according to testimony from UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty. -
Hacker infiltrates emails of 23 employees at California health system
A hacker gained the login credentials of 23 employees of a Los Angeles-based health system during a recent phishing attack. -
FTC makes changes to healthcare breach reporting
The Federal Trade Commission made changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule as it aims to better address the evolving landscape of health technology. -
MGMA seeks clarity on breach notification burden in wake of Change cyberattack
The Medical Group Management Association is seeking clarity from the HHS' Office for Civil Rights regarding who carries the burden of providing HIPAA-required breach notifications to both the federal government and affected patients following the Change Healthcare cyberattack. -
Kaiser notifies 13 million patients of breach
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Foundation Health Plan is notifying current and former patients that it shared information with third-party advertisers. -
Hospitals bulk up cybersecurity teams, budgets
Healthcare cybersecurity budgets and teams have grown significantly since 2019 as threats become more pronounced, according to an April 2024 report from Moody's Investors Service. -
Change Healthcare: Identifying stolen data will take months
UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare said it will take several more months to identify the personal data that was compromised from its Feb. 21 cyberattack, The Wall Street Journal reported Feb. 25. -
Tenet Healthcare must face Facebook lawsuit
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare has to face a class-action lawsuit claiming its patient portal shared data with Facebook and other third-party companies, Bloomberg Law reported. -
Shortage of IT workers leaves hospitals vulnerable to cyberattacks
Cleveland Clinic's CEO said that cyberattacks pose a significant threat to health systems due to insufficient security measures across various departments and a shortage of IT personnel in hospitals, Ideastream Public Media reported April 23. -
HHS: No breach notification from Change
HHS said it has not received a breach notification from UnitedHealth's subsidiary Change Healthcare in the wake of the February cyberattack it suffered. -
Change Healthcare: Hack affects a 'substantial proportion of people in America'
Change Healthcare says data stolen by hackers in a February cyberattack likely covers a "substantial proportion of people in America." -
New Hampshire hospital caught in vendor breach
A vendor that provides account receivable management services to Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center has been affected by a cybersecurity breach that has impacted patient data. -
UnitedHealth paid ransom for patient data
UnitedHealth Group admitted to paying ransom in an attempt to protect patient data stolen during the February cyberattack against its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, according to a CNBC report. -
Hackers lurked in Change Healthcare's network for more than a week
Hackers gained entry to Change Healthcare's IT systems nine days before the ransomware attack on the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary, The Wall Street Journal reported April 22. -
Judge recommends tossing CommonSpirit data breach lawsuit
A federal judge has recommended dismissing a class-action data breach lawsuit against Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health over a 2022 cyberattack.
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