Planning for Healthcare IT Resiliency on a Regional Basis – Source: www.databreachtoday.com

Source: www.databreachtoday.com – Author: 1 It’s critical for hospitals and other firms to not only prepare for how they will respond to a cyberattack, but also consider the regional impact if a neighboring provider of services needed in the community is disrupted by...

US govt probes if ransomware gang stole Change Healthcare data – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com

Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Sergiu Gatlan The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating whether protected health information was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) subsidiary Optum, which operates the...

UnitedHealth brings some Change Healthcare pharmacy services back online – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com

Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Bill Toulas Optum’s Change Healthcare has started to bring systems back online after suffering a crippling BlackCat ransomware attack last month that led to widespread disruption to the US healthcare system. United Health...

Change Healthcare attack latest: ALPHV bags $22M in Bitcoin amid affiliate drama – Source: go.theregister.com

Source: go.theregister.com – Author: Team Register ALPHV/BlackCat, the gang behind the Change Healthcare cyberattack, has received more than $22 million in Bitcoin in what might be a ransomware payment. Dmitry Smilyanets, an intelligence analyst at infosec outfit...

Ransomware paralyzes healthcare organizations, jeopardizing compensation – Source: www.cybertalk.org

Source: www.cybertalk.org – Author: slandau EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Across the United States, healthcare providers are struggling to process payments due to a week-long ransomware outage affecting a linchpin group within the American healthcare industry. According to the...