Healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente has joined the ranks of those who have disclosed that their websites may have improperly shared protected health information with others. The issue with tracking pixels was first highlighted in investigative reporting by The Markup last year. They have continued to report on the issues, including fines paid, litigation, and Federal […]
Hackers exploited remote access that had no multifactor authentication UHG states it paid ransom to protect patient data UnitedHealth Group (UHG) issued a statement yesterday, claiming they were announcing support for people who might be concerned about their personal data being affected by the massive Change Healthcare data breach. Their statement says, in part: Based […]
The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing yesterday, “Examining Health Sector Cybersecurity in the Wake of the Change Healthcare Attack.” It reportedly did not go well for Change Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group, who were not invited to testify and who did not send any representatives to the hearing. The committee was previously […]
Although the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to investigate data breaches, some entities they have investigated have pushed back against the regulator. In 2013, FTC filed a complaint against LabMD for allegedly failing to protect consumer’s data. When the government found for itself in a proceeding by an administrative law judge, LabMD sued […]
Less than two weeks after Omni Hotels & Resorts admitted that they had been the victim of a cyberattack, a known ransomware gang has publicly claimed that they were responsible for the attack. A post on Daixin Team’s dark web leak site claimed they had “Sensitive data. (Including all records of all visitors from 2017 […]
Sisense Security Week reports: The US government cybersecurity agency CISA on Thursday issued a red-alert for what appears to be a massive supply chain breach at Sisense, a New York company that sells big-data analytics tools to businesses. In a cryptic note, CISA warned of a recent “compromise of Sisense customer data” that was discovered […]
While Change Healthcare UnitedHealth Group claims it continues to make progress in mitigating the impact to consumers and care providers of a massive cyberattack in February on its system and services, Radiology Business provides a grimmer picture of the impact and recent situation: The incident first occurred in February, shutting down the nation’s largest clearinghouse […]
Remember all the headlines about AT&T customer data of more than 70 million people showing up on the internet again after a previous leak? Now AT&T has filed a notice with the Maine Attorney General’s Office about the incident. Here are two things to note about their notification to Maine: AT&T filed the notification The […]
While Change Healthcare continues to try to restore all services following a damaging ransomware attack in February, they now face a new and concerning threat. No Honor Among Thieves On March 4, a threat actor calling themself “notchy” claimed that they had been involved in the attack on Change Healthcare and that their job was […]
Updated April 4: Omni Hotels subsequently acknowledged that they were hit by a cyberattack. They have published an FAQ on the incident that says most services have been restored. They have not yet determined whether any guest data on their servers was accessed or acquired in the attack. Original article follows: Omni Hotels & Resorts […]
