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HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Letter and Opens Investigation of Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing the cybersecurity incident impacting Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG), and many other health care entities. The cyberattack is disrupting health care and billing information operations nationwide and poses a direct threat to […]
Okta claims that data leaked on hacking forum is not from its systems
Bleeping Computer reports that Okta is firmly denying that data supposedly being leaked on a hacking forum from its system is from a hack of its system in October 2023. On Saturday, a cybercriminal using the alias ‘Ddarknotevil’ claimed to be releasing an Okta Database containing information of 3,800 customers that was stolen during last year’s […]
CISA forced to take two systems offline last month after vendor compromise
Microsoft was one of two heavy hitters that reported being compromised recently. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) also disclosed that it was recently compromised and had to take two systems offline due to vulnerabilities in IIvanti products. A CISA spokesperson confirmed to Recorded Future News that CISA “identified activity indicating the exploitation of […]
Microsoft admits Russian state hack still not contained. ‘This has tremendous national security implications’
Even companies that invest a lot in security can get hit — and hit hard. In this week’s news, perhaps the biggest story involves Microsoft and Russia. The Associated Press reports: Microsoft said Friday it’s still trying to evict the elite Russian government hackers who broke into the email accounts of senior company executives in November […]
HHS Statement Regarding the Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
Published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on March 5, 2024:
BBC licence fee collector Capita slumps to £107m loss after cyber attack
There are many instances where businesses take a hit on their revenues after a breach, but then bounce back fairly quickly. Here’s an example where one victim hasn’t bounced back after a costly breach. The Telegraph reports: The outsourcing giant that collects the BBC licence fee has slumped to a £107m loss after it was hacked […]
Change Healthcare ransomware attack: AHA and AMA urgently seek more financial support for hospitals and providers
UnitedHealth’s response to ongoing problems from a ransomware attack are being criticized by the American Hospital Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA). Both organizations have issued letters or press releases. Modern Healthcare reports: AHA President and CEO Richard Pollack said Change Healthcare parent company UnitedHealth Group’s temporary loan program misses the mark in a letter sent Monday […]
American Express Credit Card Data Exposed in Third-Party Breach
DarkReading reports: American Express is notifying its customers that their credit cards were exposed in a breach involving a third-party service provider. In a data breach notification filed with the state of Massachusetts, the American bank holding and financial services company notes that its own systems were not compromised by the incident. The breach instead occurred through […]