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US regulators crack down on AI playing doctor in healthcare

WEBThe rule affects Medicare coverage from the start of 2024. UnitedHealthcare, which offers Medicare Advantage plans, was sued in November by the estates of two …

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White House and lawmakers increase pressure on …

WEBTue 12 Mar 2024 // 00:02 UTC. The Biden administration and US lawmakers are turning up the pressure on UnitedHealth group to ease medical providers' pain after the …

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UnitedHealth admits IT breach could affect large chunk of …

WEBUnitedHealth Group, the parent of ransomware-struck Change Healthcare, delivered some very unwelcome news for customers today as it continues to recover …

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The hyper-clouds are open source's friends • The Register

WEBAmazon Web Services (AWS), for example, is now one of PostgreSQL's biggest supporters and a major Rust backer. Others always have been. For example, …

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DEF CON folk invited to tackle healthcare security using AI

WEBInterview As ransomware gangs target critical infrastructure – especially hospitals and other healthcare organizations – DARPA has added another government …

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Ransomware feared as Octapharma Plasma closes 150

WEBUpdated Octapharma Plasma has blamed IT "network issues" for the ongoing closure of its 150-plus centers across the US. It's feared a ransomware infection …

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Change Healthcare’s ransomware attack costs reach …

WEBThe company warned that, financially, the total cost of the cyberattack is estimated to be between $1.35 billion and $1.6 billion for calendar year 2024. Change …

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Amazon adds a new business

WEBUpdated Amazon's $3.9 billion deal to buy its way into the healthcare world is complete, as it and US healthcare chain One Medical on Wednesday announced the …

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UnitedHealthcare sued over AI-denied medical claims

WEBUnitedHealthcare has been sued for allegedly denying healthcare claims based on a faulty AI model. The lawsuit [PDF], filed Tuesday in federal court in …

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Oracle to move global headquarters to Nashville • The …

WEBOracle co-founder and CTO Larry Ellison has confirmed that the tech giant plans to move its global headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee. The dominant database …

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Kaiser gave 13.4M people's data to Microsoft, others

WEBThe information given to third parties includes individuals' "IP address, name, information that could indicate a member or patient was signed into a Kaiser …

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'Cybersecurity incident' closes London Drugs' pharmacies

WEBCanadian pharmacy chain London Drugs has closed all of its stores until further notice following a "cybersecurity incident." On Sunday, the British Columbia …

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White House tightens HIPAA protections for reproductive care

WEBA US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) edict, issued Monday, modifies the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (better known as …

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UK finally bans ‘12345’ passwords on connected devices

WEBThe PSTI Act applies to any consumer smart device that either connects directly to the internet or to a home network. Such devices include: Entertainment …

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Machine learning the hard way: Watson's fatal misdiagnosis

WEBRupert Goodwins. Mon 31 Jan 2022 // 10:29 UTC. Opinion It started in Jeopardy and ended in loss. IBM's flagship AI Watson Health has been sold to venture capitalists for an …

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IBM withholds healthcare subsidies from certain retirees

WEBSpecifically, that insurance shakeup – described by IBM as "reinforcing IBM's commitment to retiree healthcare and wellbeing" – moved Medicare-eligible former …

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Second ransomware gang says it’s extorting Change Healthcare

WEBChange Healthcare is allegedly being extorted by a second ransomware gang, mere weeks after recovering from an ALPHV attack. RansomHub claimed responsibility …

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Change Healthcare’s data protection under US investigation

WEBChange Healthcare is being investigated over the alleged 6 TB data theft by the ALPHV ransomware group as it continues recovery efforts. The US Department of …

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185K people's data stolen in Cherry Health ransomware raid

WEBRansomware strikes at yet another US healthcare organization led to the theft of sensitive data belonging to just shy of 185,000 people. Michigan-based Cherry …

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Uncle Sam intervenes in Change Healthcare ransomware fiasco

WEBWed 6 Mar 2024 // 00:30 UTC. The US government has stepped in to help hospitals and other healthcare providers affected by the Change Healthcare ransomware infection, …

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Australian authorites call for Big Tech help with decryption

WEBThe director general of Australia’s lead intelligence agency and the commissioner of its Federal Police yesterday both called for social networks to offer …

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ALPHV lists Change Healthcare, claims 6TB stolen data

WEBOn Wednesday, the ransomware gang listed Change Healthcare on its leak site and claimed to have stolen massive amounts of data belonging to health insurers, …

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2.5m people's data lost in Norton hospital ransomware hit

WEBNorton Healthcare, which runs eight hospitals and more than 30 clinics in Kentucky and Indiana, has admitted crooks may have stolen 2.5 million people's most …

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Change restores first system following ransomware attack

WEBFri 8 Mar 2024 // 14:33 UTC. Change Healthcare has taken the first steps toward a full recovery from the ransomware attack in February by bringing its electronic prescription …

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Change Healthcare extortionists ALPHV get $22M in Bitcoin

WEBALPHV/BlackCat, the gang behind the Change Healthcare cyberattack, has received more than $22 million in Bitcoin in what might be a ransomware payment. …

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