Hackers were reportedly in the networks of UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit for days before launching their ransomware strike. They gained entry to the networks on Feb. 12, using compromised credentials on an application that allows staff to remotely access systems, The Wall Street Journal...
Business need to fight fraud with data, says Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck. He breaks it down in the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty.” Data breaches and mail theft have resulted in a record level of available compromised identity information, payment information, login information...
The recent cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit cost the company $872 million. Speaking during an earnings call Tuesday (April 16), CEO Andrew Witty said a bulk of that figure — around $595 million — were direct costs due to “the clearinghouse platform restoration and other response efforts,” such...
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...
April 18, 2024
Business need to fight fraud with data, says Bryan Lewis, CEO of Intellicheck. He breaks it down in the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty.” Data breaches and mail theft have resulted in a record level of available compromised identity information, payment information, login information and even stolen checks. It has been said that “At […]
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...
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...
August 23, 2023
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is making everything easier, including scams. Bloomberg reports that the world’s banking industry is “scrambling” to contain the risk of AI-generated criminal attacks. And insiders have repeatedly told PYMNTS...
May 01, 2024
UnitedHealth’s CEO said the company is still investigating a security failure behind a massive cyberattack. Testifying before the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday (May 1), Andrew Witty said the company has not yet determined why its computer systems were left open to a ransomware gang that crippled the U.S. healthcare system earlier this year. According to […]
April 22, 2024
Hackers were reportedly in the networks of UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit for days before launching their ransomware strike. They gained entry to the networks on Feb. 12, using compromised...
April 16, 2024
The recent cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit cost the company $872 million. Speaking during an earnings call Tuesday (April 16), CEO Andrew Witty said a bulk of that figure — around $595 million...
March 25, 2024
Proposed federal legislation would accelerate Medicare payments to healthcare providers that have suffered a cyberattack, if they and their vendors meet minimum cybersecurity standards. This bill, the “Health Care Cybersecurity...
