November 19, 2024 at 07:34PM Equinox, a New York health services organization, has informed over 21,000 clients and staff of a data breach involving their personal information. The LockBit ransomware gang is suspected of the incident, which occurred in April. Equinox has since secured its IT environment and is investigating the breach. ### Meeting Notes … Read more
October 25, 2024 at 12:06AM UnitedHealth reported that over 100 million individuals had their personal and healthcare data compromised in a ransomware attack on Change Healthcare in February. This incident, attributed to the BlackCat gang, is the largest healthcare data breach in recent years, causing significant disruptions and estimated losses of $2.45 billion. ### Meeting … Read more
April 9, 2024 at 02:08PM Non-profit healthcare provider GHC-SCW experienced a ransomware attack in January, compromising the personal and medical data of over 500,000 individuals. Despite the breach, the attackers were unable to encrypt the compromised devices. GHC-SCW took preventive security measures and advised affected individuals to monitor their communications for any suspicious activity. The … Read more
March 13, 2024 at 04:22PM The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a ransomware attack on UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) subsidiary Optum, which affected the Change Healthcare platform. The attack, attributed to the BlackCat ransomware gang, compromised sensitive health information of millions, impacting operations in the U.S. healthcare industry. The investigation follows claims … Read more