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Option Care Health says it is affected by UnitedHealth hack

Reuters · 1y ago

Option Care Health says it is affected by UnitedHealth hack

Homecare health services provider Option Care Health has been impacted by a cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare unit. However, the company expects that the hack will not have a significant financial impact. Option Care, which relies on Change Healthcare for various services, has disconnected its operations from the compromised applications. More than half of the company's claims remain unprocessed since the incident, potentially affecting its financial results in the near term. The U.S. government is now investigating the data breach.

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US officials urge UnitedHealth to expedite payments to providers

Reuters · 1y ago

US officials urge UnitedHealth to expedite payments to providers

UnitedHealth Group has been asked by U.S. government officials to expedite payments to healthcare providers following a hack of its Change Healthcare tech unit. In an open letter, officials from the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services called on UnitedHealth and other companies in the industry to take action to mitigate the effects of the cyberattack on patients and providers. The hack, carried out by the "Blackcat" ransomware group, disrupted medical claims and payments and affected electronic pharmacy refills and insurance transactions. UnitedHealth expects to restore services by mid-March.

White House summons UnitedHealth CEO over hack, Washington Post reports

Reuters · 1y ago

White House summons UnitedHealth CEO over hack, Washington Post reports

White House officials have urged UnitedHealth Group CEO, Andrew Witty, to provide additional emergency funding to healthcare providers impacted by a recent hack on its tech unit, Change Healthcare. The cyberattack, reportedly carried out by the "Blackcat" ransomware group, has had a ripple effect on various players within the US healthcare system. The Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services have also requested UnitedHealth to expedite payments to affected healthcare providers. UnitedHealth and government officials are yet to respond to these demands.

US officials urge UnitedHealth to expedite payments to providers

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

US officials urge UnitedHealth to expedite payments to providers

The US government has urged UnitedHealth Group to speed up payments to healthcare providers following a cyberattack on the insurer's tech unit, Change Healthcare. The hack disrupted medical claims and payments, prompting officials to ask UnitedHealth and other industry companies to take action to mitigate harm to patients and providers. The US government has also announced plans to accelerate Medicare and Medicaid payments to affected hospitals. The cyberattack, attributed to the Blackcat ransomware group, has caused disruptions in electronic pharmacy refills and insurance transactions. UnitedHealth expects to restore services by mid-March.

Episource is notifying millions of people that their health data was stolen | TechCrunch

TechCrunch · 1m ago

Episource is notifying millions of people that their health data was stolen | TechCrunch

Medical billing giant Episource is notifying over 5.4 million Americans that their personal and health information was stolen during a cyberattack earlier this year. The breach involved personal data, medical record numbers, health insurance information, and protected health data. Episource, owned by UnitedHealth Group's Optum, did not detail the incident, but affected partner Sharp Healthcare cited ransomware. This breach is among the largest healthcare data breaches of the year.

UnitedHealth unit Change Healthcare's pharmacy network back online

Reuters · 1y ago

UnitedHealth unit Change Healthcare's pharmacy network back online

UnitedHealth Group has announced that its subsidiary, Change Healthcare, has restored its pharmacy network, following a cyber attack that affected its operations for several weeks. Change Healthcare processes approximately half of all medical claims in the US, making the attack a significant disruption in the healthcare industry. While most major pharmacy and payment systems are now operational, UnitedHealth is still working on bringing some pharmacies online. The US Department of Health and Human Services has initiated an investigation into the cyber attack, which UnitedHealth attributed to the "Blackcat" ransomware group. The full extent of the data breach is still unknown.

Health care giant Ascension says 5.6 million patients affected in cyberattack

Arstechnica

Arstechnica · 8m ago

Health care giant Ascension says 5.6 million patients affected in cyberattack

Ascension, a health care company, has reported a cyberattack that led to the loss of sensitive data for around 5.6 million individuals. The attack, attributed to the ransomware group Black Basta, disrupted operations and resulted in errors, delays, and diversions of ambulances. The stolen data includes names, medical records, payment information, insurance details, government identification, and personal information. Ascension is notifying affected individuals and offering credit and fraud monitoring, insurance reimbursement, and ID theft recovery services. The US Department of Health and Human Services has classified this breach as the third-largest health care-related breach in 2021.

UnitedHealth confirms 190 million Americans affected by Change Healthcare data breach | TechCrunch

TechCrunch · 7m ago

UnitedHealth confirms 190 million Americans affected by Change Healthcare data breach | TechCrunch

UnitedHealth has disclosed that a ransomware attack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare affected about 190 million Americans, doubling initial estimates. The breach, the largest in U.S. medical history, involved stolen health and insurance data, including personal identifiers and medical records. The ALPHV ransomware gang was responsible for the attack, accessing systems via a stolen credential lacking multi-factor authentication. UnitedHealth stated no misuse of the data has been detected, and two ransoms were paid to prevent further data exposure.

Ransomware attack blamed for Change Healthcare outage stalling US prescriptions

TechCrunch · 1y ago

Ransomware attack blamed for Change Healthcare outage stalling US prescriptions

The cyberattack on U.S. health tech company Change Healthcare that caused disruptions in hospitals and pharmacies was found to be caused by the BlackCat ransomware group. Patient data theft has not yet been confirmed. Change Healthcare, a major healthcare processor handling billions of healthcare transactions annually, is still dealing with the aftermath of the attack. The parent company, UnitedHealth Group, had previously identified a "suspected nation-state" threat actor in its systems, but it remains uncertain if this attribution is accurate. The American Hospital Association has advised disconnecting from the affected systems until they're deemed safe to reconnect.

UnitedHealth hackers say they stole 'millions' of records, then delete statement

Reuters · 1y ago

UnitedHealth hackers say they stole 'millions' of records, then delete statement

Hackers known as "Blackcat" or "ALPHV" claim to have stolen millions of sensitive records, including medical insurance and health data, from the UnitedHealth Group. In a statement posted on their darknet site and later deleted, the hackers said they had acquired 8 terabytes of data from UnitedHealth and its partners, including Medicare, Tricare, and CVS Health. UnitedHealth is currently investigating the claim. The motives behind the hackers' statement and subsequent deletion remain unclear. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Tricare have not commented, and CVS Health stated they have not confirmed any member or patient information being impacted.

UnitedHealth confirms Russian ransomware gang behind Change Healthcare hack

TechCrunch · 1y ago

UnitedHealth confirms Russian ransomware gang behind Change Healthcare hack

American health insurance company UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that its health tech subsidiary, Change Healthcare, has experienced a ransomware attack. The attack, claimed by Russia-based group ALPHV/BlackCat, has disrupted hospitals and pharmacies across the US. Change Healthcare, which handles billing for over 67,000 pharmacies, took its systems offline to remove the hackers. The full impact of the attack on patients' information and UnitedHealth Group's systems is being investigated. ALPHV/BlackCat has claimed to have stolen sensitive health and patient information, but this has not yet been verified.

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