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Ransomware
Health Care Giant Comes Clean About Recent Hack and Paid Ransom
Summary of article from Ars Technica, by Dan Goodin: Change Healthcare, a US health care services provider, was attacked by ransomware group ALPHV or BlackCat, disrupting…
Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack: 10 Lessons Learned
Summary of article from Guidepost Solutions LLC, by Todd Doss: In February 2024, Change Healthcare fell victim to a ransomware attack due to vulnerabilities in its…
Healthcare Still Underprepared for Scope of Cyber Threats, Says Report
Summary of article from Healthcare IT News, by Andrea Fox: A new report from Kroll reveals a discrepancy between healthcare organizations’ self-assessment of their cybersecurity maturity…
Ernest Health Sued Over 2024 Ransomware Attack and Data Breach
Summary of article from The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Adler: Ernest Health, a Texas-based health system, is facing a lawsuit following a cyberattack that compromised the…
Change Healthcare Faces Another Ransomware Threat—and It Looks Credible
From Ars Technica, by Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess: Change Healthcare, a prominent healthcare company in the U.S., has been embroiled in a significant ransomware debacle,…
Healthcare Hit Hardest by Ransomware Last Year, FBI IC3 Report Shows
From Health IT Security, by Jill McKeon: The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2023 Internet Crime Report reveals that the healthcare sector experienced the highest number of…
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights Settles Second Ever Ransomware Cyber-Attack
From HHS Press Release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), reached a settlement with Green Ridge Behavioral Health,…
HHS Issues First Settlement for HIPAA Violations Related to a Ransomware Attack
From Hall Benefits Law, by Anne Tyler Hall: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached a settlement with a Massachusetts-based medical management company…