The biggest medical-related data breach in U.S. history was even larger than first estimated. The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare business last year impacted around 190 million people, almost double past estimates, TechCrunch reported Friday (Jan. 24). “Change Healthcare has determined the estimated total...
Cybersecurity took center stage in 2024 as some of the most sophisticated and damaging attacks in history underscored the vulnerabilities of an increasingly digital operating landscape. From ransomware attacks crippling critical infrastructure to data breaches compromising millions of user records, the year’s events highlighted the...
Cyberattacks can have a long impact, as UnitedHealth’s Tuesday (Oct. 15) earnings call revealed. In February 2024, UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s Change Healthcare unit suffered a far-reaching cyberattack. Nearly eight months later, and the healthcare giant’s executives on Tuesday shared that the company is still being forced to...
Nearly eight months after a hacker attack on UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit Change Healthcare roiled the healthcare industry, Capitol Hill has fired a shot across the bow for firms operating across the industry. A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Democrats Ron Wyden...
April 16, 2024
The internet looks very small to an attacker, but massive to a defender. And a persistent reality of the 21st century’s connected economy is that many digital doors are left open for bad actors and cyber adversaries to walk through as they see fit. Just take, for example, Monday’s (April 15) news that a ransomware […]
April 15, 2024
In today’s digitized operating environment, a business is only as good as its cyber defenses. And with Change Healthcare reportedly facing a new ransomware attack following an earlier massive breach in...
March 04, 2024
The Connected Economy 100 Index notched a 1.9% gain as February gave way to March. And of the 10 pillars, only one — the Be Well segment — lost ground,...
February 25, 2024
Last week’s data breach of United Health Group’s (UHG) prescription provider comes at a critical time in the digital transformation of connected healthcare. Just as evidence shows clinicians are seeing...
January 26, 2025
The biggest medical-related data breach in U.S. history was even larger than first estimated. The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth’s Change Healthcare business last year impacted around 190 million people, almost double past estimates, TechCrunch reported Friday (Jan. 24). “Change Healthcare has determined the estimated total number of individuals impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack is […]
June 17, 2024
A federal program that addressed Medicare funding issues arising from the February cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare will conclude on July 12. The Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program...
May 30, 2024
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has called on the Biden administration to investigate the cybersecurity incident at UnitedHealth Group. In a Thursday (May 30) letter addressed to Federal...
May 09, 2024
In response to a recent cyberattack that exposed the data of 100 million Americans, the Biden administration reportedly intends to require hospitals to meet minimum cybersecurity standards. Deputy National Security...