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UnitedHealth Group’s HHS OCR breach notice filing indicates that the information of 100 million Americans was exposed in Change Healthcare’s February 2024 ransomware attach.
The company had previously said only that the cyberattack…
Kevin Kirkwood, CISO at Exabeam
Almost weekly, we see headlines about cyber incidents disrupting patient care, compromising patient privacy, or both. The growing interconnectedness of the healthcare ecosystem, combined with heavy reliance on third-party providers,…
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The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and dozens of providers have filed a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group (UHG) for losses from the Change Healthcare cyberattack that happened earlier this year. The plaintiffs…
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UnitedHealth Group raises its estimate of the full-year company financial impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack from $1.6 billion to $2.3 billion.
UnitedHealth Group closed its $8 billion purchase of Change Healthcare in…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights updated its Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident frequently asked questions page on Friday to address questions the agency has received asking which entities…
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The chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group appeared in front of two Congressional Committees on Wednesday forced to answer uncomfortable questions on how it handled what is being described as the worst malicious ransomware…
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Sir Andrew Witty tells the Senate Finance Committee – which was questioning him about the Change Healthcare cyberattack – that the half-trillion dollar market cap UHG isn’t all that big….
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UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified on May 1 before both the House and Senate about the seismic February 21 cyberattack of UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare, which was infiltrated by the ALPHV ransomware gang. He…
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Optum is shutting down its virtual care business after a three-year run. Industry experts aren’t very surprised by the news.
Healthcare leaders agree that this closure reflects broader trends in the telehealth market, in which…
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On an April 18 conference call with Optum Everycare CEO Jennifer Phalen, some employees of the company’s virtual care division were told that their last date would be in July, according to a news report this…
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