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ALPHV website goes down amid growing fallout from Change …

WEBALPHV has claimed responsibility for the attack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of Optum and UnitedHealth Group, the largest health care company in the …

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ALPHV steps up laundering of Change Healthcare ransom payments

WEBSix weeks after executing an attack that crippled parts of the U.S. health care system, the cybercrime gang linked to the incident has picked up the pace of laundering …

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Health care groups resist cybersecurity rules in wake of landmark

WEBA cyberattack on a payment processor that has crippled large parts of the U.S. health care system is inspiring calls in Washington to urgently implement …

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Sensitive medical, financial data exposed in extortion of …

WEBJune 2, 2021. Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts, didn't disclose the size of the ransom. (Getty Images) A hospital in Massachusetts quietly paid off a …

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Ohio medical center offline following another security incident in …

WEBSeptember 29, 2020. (Getty Images) A cybersecurity incident has forced the computer systems of an Ohio medical center offline for multiple days and prompted the clinic to …

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Data stolen in Change Healthcare attack likely included U.S. service

WEBAfter warning that a substantial portion of Americans’ data was compromised by a February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, Andrew Witty, CEO of …

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Notorious ransomware group claims responsibility for attacks …

WEBChange Healthcare — a platform used by 70,000 pharmacies and health care providers to process payments and provide other data-related services — initially …

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Ransomware group strikes second U.S. health care system in

WEBRansomware attacks targeting health care operators are not uncommon. There have been 254 ransomware incidents targeting facilities providing patient care …

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Ransomware group behind Change Healthcare attack goes dark

WEBThe criminal hacking group that claimed credit for the crippling ransomware attack on Change Healthcare — an incident that is roiling U.S. health care providers …

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Extortion group threatens to sell Change Healthcare data

WEBThe operators of RansomHub, a site on the dark web used to auction off previously stolen data or conduct new ransomware attacks, posted a notice on Sunday …

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HHS saw increase in network scanning in midst of COVID-19 …

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services saw an increase in scanning of some of its network as the department continues to respond to the novel …

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Congress rails against UnitedHealth Group after ransomware attack

WEBCongress rails against UnitedHealth Group after ransomware attack. House lawmakers argue that growing consolidation in the health care sector has created …

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Prices for stolen health records plummeting on dark web

WEBThe value of similar healthcare records that sold last year for roughly $75 to $100 dollars can now be found for around $20 to $50 dollars, Scott said. “The volume of …

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Major health care system hobbled by ‘cyber incident’

WEBAscension, a health care system with 140 hospitals in 19 states and Washington, D.C., and tens of thousands of employees and affiliated providers, detected …

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Universal Health Services reports $67 million in losses after …

WEBAn apparent ransomware attack last fall caused $67 million in pre-tax losses at Universal Health Services, the U.S. health care provider has revealed, illustrating the …

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Hackensack Meridian Health pays attackers to thwart

WEBDecember 16, 2019. Hackensack Meridian Health, which operates 17 clinics and hospitals, cautioned that no patients were harmed as a result of the attack. (Courtesy of …

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Weeks after malware disruption, New York hospital is getting back

WEBAugust 20, 2020. Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown, N.Y., the region's biggest hospital, has been gradually recovering from a cybersecurity incident. For three weeks, …

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Top Democrat proposes minimum cybersecurity standards in wake …

WEBHealth care industry and cybersecurity experts told CyberScoop last week that implementing mandatory minimum cybersecurity standards will be difficult, and …

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Health insurer Excellus is latest to argue that hacked data could've

WEBExcellus failed last week in an attempt to win dismissal of a suit after arguing unsuccessfully that the data stolen and used against the victims could plausibly have …

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Cyber professionals say industry urgently needs to confront …

WEBLike many cyber professionals, the stress of being on call 24/7 to manage a crisis at a moment’s notice started to impact his health, leading him to suffer from …

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