London: UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty will testify before a U.S. House subcommittee on May 1 about a recent cyberattack at the company’s technology unit and its impact on patients and providers, the Energy and Commerce Committee said on Friday. The hack at Change Healthcare, a provider of healthcare billing and data systems, on Feb. 21 … Read more
– UnitedHealth Group said the electronic prescribing for its pharmacy services is now fully functional, with claims submission and payment transmission also available after cyber attack on its tech unit Change Healthcare impacted services. UnitedHealth said on Thursday that electronic payment functionality for its payments platform will be available for connection on March 15, adding … Read more
Nearly 70% of Iran‘s gas stations went out of service on Monday following possible sabotage – a reference to cyberattacks, Iranian state TV reported. The report said a “software problem” caused the irregularity in the gas stations. It urged people not to rush to the stations that were still operational. Israeli media, including the Times … Read more
Ahemdabad: When a team of experts from the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) checked the logs of the ransomware files at a city hospital after a cyberattack, they were surprised – the execution of the file, which took place at 2am, had been sitting pretty in the system since March! “The latest attack was found … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian cyber security agency has issued a warning against the “Royal ransomware” virus that attacks critical sectors like communications, healthcare, education, and even individuals and seeks pay-off in Bitcoins for not leaking personal data in the public domain. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in the latest advisory … Read more
New Delhi: Healthcare saw the maximum number of attacks among all sectors in India, with an organisation in India being attacked 1,866 times per week on average in 2022, as per a new study by Check Point Research. The top three most attacked industries in India were healthcare, followed by education, research and government, and … Read more
New Delhi: The website of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) faced around 6,000 hacking attempts over a span of 24 hours on November 30, about a week after online services of AIIMS-Delhi were crippled by a ransomware attack. A government official said hacking attempts on ICMR’s website were allegedly made from IPs originating … Read more
The cyberattack on All India Institute of Medical Sciences, which has paralysed the premier healthcare institution for two weeks now, has raised several concerns about the preparedness of the country to ward off similar or bigger-scale attacks on its critical infrastructure. More such attacks could happen as India’s data infrastructure gets further integrated and connected, … Read more
Chicago: Details of an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as security experts on Friday warned that it often takes time to assess the full impact on patients and hospitals. Earlier this week, CommonSpirit Health confirmed it experienced an “IT security issue” but it has … Read more
Chicago: A major nonprofit health system with 140 hospitals in 21 states, CommonSpirit Health, is reporting an “IT security issue” that has disrupted operations in multiple states. A company spokesperson would not explain the nature of the apparent cyberattack, such as whether the organization’s IT network was hit by ransomware. The Des Moines Register said … Read more