Tag: healthcare
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How Interlock Ransomware Infects Healthcare Organizations
Ransomware attacks have reached an unprecedented scale in the healthcare sector, exposing vulnerabilities that put millions at risk. Recently, UnitedHealth revealed that 190 million Americans had their personal and healthcare data stolen during the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a figure that nearly doubles the previously disclosed total. This breach shows just how deeply ransomware First…
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Improving Secrets Management in Healthcare Systems
Why is Secrets Management Crucial in Healthcare Systems? Have you ever considered how privileged access to digital systems in healthcare organizations can be both a boon and a bane? As more healthcare institutions migrate to cloud-based services, ensuring the security of sensitive data becomes paramount. Inadequate secrets management could lead to severe consequences, including security……
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UHG’s PR Headache: How Did Breach Total Jump to 190 Million?
Experts Explain Complexity of Company’s Massive Data Breach Analysis Endeavor. UnitedHealth Group says its previously eye-popping estimate of 100 million people affected by last year’s attack on its Change Healthcare unit nearly doubled in recent months to a staggering 190 million victims. Why did it take so long for the company to figure out the…
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Toll in 2024 Change Healthcare breach hits nearly 190 million Americans
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/toll-in-2024-change-healthcare-breach-hits-nearly-190-million-americans
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A Vision for a Breach Ready Healthcare
Stepping into my role as Senior Vice President & GM of Healthcare and Life Sciences at ColorTokens, I recognize the weight of responsibility. As we mark the announcement, I want to shed light on the challenges healthcare security faces, the solutions we’re committed to delivering, and the direction we plan to take in the coming……
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US takes aim at healthcare cybersecurity with proposed HIPAA changes
Tags: access, authentication, best-practice, breach, compliance, control, csf, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dora, encryption, finance, framework, government, group, healthcare, HIPAA, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, jobs, law, malware, mfa, network, nist, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, ransom, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, technology, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementThe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a consultation on stricter rules for the safeguarding of electronic health records.The proposed revamp of security rules covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is designed to address the increased risk from cyberattacks such as ransomware against healthcare environments.The revamped rules…
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Change Healthcare Breach Impact Doubles to 190M People
One of the largest data breaches in history was apparently twice as impactful as previously thought, with PII belonging to hundreds of millions of people sitting in the hands of cybercriminals. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/change-healthcare-breach-190m-people
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Nursing Home, Rehab Chain Says Hack Affects Nearly 70,000
RansomHub Theft Hit Patients of 2 Dozen HCF Facilities and Home Healthcare Unit. A chain of more than two dozen skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities is notifying tens of thousands of patients whose information was compromised in a hacking incident last fall. Russian-speaking cybercriminal gang RansomHub claims to have published 250 gbytes of data stolen…
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Change Healthcare Breach Toll Now Reaches Nearly 190M Americans
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/change-healthcare-breach-toll-now-reaches-nearly-190m-americans
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Updated Change Healthcare breach toll reaches nearly 190M
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/updated-change-healthcare-breach-toll-reaches-nearly-190m
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Change Healthcare Breach Impacted Data Of 190 Million People: UnitedHealth
UnitedHealth says that the 2024 breach of Change Healthcare impacted the data of 190 million people, up from the prior estimate of 100 million people. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/change-healthcare-breach-impacted-data-of-190-million-people-unitedhealth
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UnitedHealth hikes number of Change cyberattack breach victims to 190M
The new estimate nearly doubles the company’s previous report of 100 million affected individuals, already the largest healthcare data breach ever reported to federal regulators. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/change-healthcare-attack-affects-190-million/738369/
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Change Healthcare Now Counts 190 Million Data Breach Victims
Cost of Attack Has Reached $3.1 Billion for Parent Company UnitedHealth Group. One of the biggest data breaches of 2024 is even worse than previously reported, as the tally of Change Healthcare breach victims has now reached 190 million individuals, and costs tied to the attack $3.1 billion, according to its owner, U.S. health insurance…
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âš¡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [27 January]
Welcome to your weekly cybersecurity scoop! Ever thought about how the same AI meant to protect our hospitals could also compromise them? This week, we’re breaking down the sophisticated world of AI-driven threats, key updates in regulations, and some urgent vulnerabilities in healthcare tech that need our attention.As we unpack these complex topics, we’ll equip…
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Change Healthcare Data Breach Impact Grows to 190 Million Individuals
The impact of the Change Healthcare ransomware-caused data breach has increased from 100 million to 190 million individuals. The post Change Healthcare Data Breach Impact Grows to 190 Million Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/change-healthcare-data-breach-impact-grows-to-190-million-individuals/
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Change Healthcare Breach Almost Doubles in Size to 190 Million Victims
Change Healthcare has claimed 190 million customers were affected by a mega-breach last year First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/change-healthcare-breach-doubles/
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Cybersecurity needs women, and it needs to treat them better
Tags: cio, ciso, computer, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data-breach, group, healthcare, jobs, service, skills, technology, trainingThe participation of women in cybersecurity is vital, a non-negotiable proposition. Forget any current handwringing over diversity and equity; it’s fundamental that the contribution of women to the profession has made cybersecurity better.The proverbial door was kicked open long ago for women, who have made major contributions to the development of information security. But it’s…
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State and Federal Healthcare Cyber Regs to Watch in 2025
Under the Trump administration, the proposed update to the HIPAA Security Rule – issued in the final weeks of the Biden administration – is likely to get trimmed but not totally cut, predicts regulatory attorney Sharon Klein of the law firm Blank Rome. What else should the health sector expect? First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Trump disbands Cyber Safety Review Board, Salt Typhoon inquiry in limbo
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, china, cisa, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacking, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, microsoft, network, ransomware, sbom, service, technology, threat, vulnerabilityThe administration of US President Donald Trump has dismissed all members of its Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), including those investigating the China-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon. Other groups affected by a general clear-out include the AI Safety and Security Board and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.Cybersecurity experts have expressed concern about the move,…
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Trump administration disbands DHS board investigating Salt Typhoon hacks
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, china, cisa, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacking, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, microsoft, network, ransomware, sbom, service, technology, threat, vulnerabilityThe administration of US President Donald Trump has dismissed all members of its Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), including those investigating the China-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon. Other groups affected by a general clear-out include the AI Safety and Security Board and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.Cybersecurity experts have expressed concern about the move,…
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EU Commission Calls for Health Sector ‘Cyber Action Plan’
Initiative Aims to Bolster Security of EU Member Hospitals, Healthcare Providers. The European Commission has a new action plan to strengthen cybersecurity of hospitals and other healthcare providers in the European Union amid rising cyberthreats and attacks. The plan includes a cybersecurity support center to offer guidance and other resources to the EU’s health sector.…
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Account Compromise and Phishing Top Healthcare Security Incidents
Netwrix claims 84% of healthcare organizations detected a cyber-attack in the past year First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/account-compromise-phishing/
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Healthcare Cybersecurity: The Chronic Condition We Can’t Ignore
Cyber breaches in healthcare are chronic conditions that can linger for years, quietly draining resources and eroding trust. Imagine a chronic disease. There’s the immediate crisis phase that demands urgent attention”, medication, hospital stays, or even surgery. But long after those acute symptoms subside, the condition requires ongoing care and monitoring. Cyberattacks follow a similar…
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EU Commission Calls for Health Sector Cyber ‘Action Plan’
Initiative Aims to Bolster Security of EU Member Hospitals, Healthcare Providers. The European Commission has a new action plan to strengthen cybersecurity of the hospitals and other healthcare providers in the European Union from rising cyberthreats and attacks. The plan includes a cybersecurity support center to offer guidance and other resources to the EU’s health…
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AI Mistakes Are Very Different from Human Mistakes
Humans make mistakes all the time. All of us do, every day, in tasks both new and routine. Some of our mistakes are minor and some are catastrophic. Mistakes can break trust with our friends, lose the confidence of our bosses, and sometimes be the difference between life and death. Over the millennia, we have…
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EU to take aim at healthcare cyber threat
Tags: attack, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, extortion, healthcare, malicious, ransomware, service, threat, toolThe European Commission is presenting an action plan to strengthen cybersecurity in healthcare as one of its key priorities in the first 100 days of the commission’s new mandate.The healthcare sector has been under increasing pressure from cyberattacks in the past few years, with 309 cybersecurity incidents reported by member states in 2023. Ransomware tops…