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UnitedHealth Group Paid More Than $2 Billion To Providers …

WEBAn anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it's paid out more than $2 billion to help health-care providers who have been affected …

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Alaska Discloses 'Sophisticated' Nation-State Cyberattack on …

WEBA nation-state cyber-espionage group has gained access to the IT network of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Service (DHSS), the agency said last week.From a …

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Cyber Attacks Are One of the Biggest Threats Facing Healthcare …

WEBAn increase in cyber attacks on the healthcare sector is jeopardising patient safety, and prompting some governments to publish new cyber security standards. From a report: …

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Hospital Cyber Attacks Surge, Risking Struggling Bottom Lines

WEBFrom a report: Health facilities have been hit with 226 digital incursions affecting 36 million people this year, on track to be more widespread than 2022 attacks, …

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US Healthcare Giant Norton Says Hackers Stole Millions of Patients

WEBAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Kentucky-based nonprofit healthcare system Norton Healthcare has confirmed that hackers accessed the personal …

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Ransomware Gang Uses New Zero-Day To Steal Data On 1 Million …

WEBCommunity Health Systems (CHS), one of the largest healthcare providers in the United States with close to 80 hospitals in 16 states, confirmed this week that …

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How a Data Breach of 1M Cancer Center Patients Led to Extorting …

WEBThe Seattle Times reports: Concerns have grown in recent weeks about data privacy and the ongoing impacts of a recent Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center cyberattack …

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New York Plans Cyber Rules for Hospitals

WEBNew York regulators Monday plan to issue cybersecurity regulations for hospitals, after a series of attacks crippled operations at medical facilities. From a report: Under draft …

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Healthcare Giant McLaren Reveals Data On 2.2 Million Patients …

WEBAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Michigan-based McLaren Health Care has confirmed that the sensitive personal and health information of 2.2 million …

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Ransomware Attacks Have Entered a Heinous New Phase

WEBCybercriminal gangs now releasing stolen photos of cancer patients, student records.From a report: In February, attackers from the Russia-based BlackCat …

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Ransomware Attack On US Dental Insurance Giant Exposes Data

WEBAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: An apparent ransomware attack on one of America's largest dental health insurers has compromised …

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Healthcare Provider Expected To Lose $106.8 Million Following

WEBAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Record: Scripps Health, a California-based nonprofit healthcare provider that runs five hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities, said it …

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Apple Report Finds Steep Increase in Data Breaches, Ransomware

WEBData breaches and ransomware attacks are getting worse. Some 2.6 billion personal records have been exposed in data breaches over the past two years and that …

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Data Breach Hits 'Hundreds' of Lawmakers And Staff On

WEBA top House official said that a "significant data breach" at the health insurance marketplace for Washington, D.C., on Tuesday potentially exposed personal …

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Stop Saying, 'We Take Your Privacy and Security Seriously'

WEBby thegarbz ( 1787294 ) "We take your privacy and security seriously" is the data tech equivalent of saying "We send out thoughts and prayers". Not quite. Thoughts …

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HP Printer Software Turns Up Uninvited on Windows Systems

WEBWindows users are reporting that Hewlett Packard's HP Smart application is appearing on their systems, despite them not having any of the company's hardware …

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Law Firm That Handles Data Breaches Was Hit By Data Breach

WEBAn international law firm that works with companies affected by security incidents has experienced its own cyberattack that exposed the sensitive health …

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Maine Government Says Data Breach Affects 1.3 Million Residents

WEBAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The government of Maine has confirmed over a million state residents had personal information stolen in a …

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Hospital Network Admin Used Fake Identity For 35 Years

WEBBy 2013, Keirans had moved to eastern Wisconsin. He started his IT job with UI Hospitals and worked remotely. He earned more than $700,000 in his 10 years …

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