UnitedHealth

UnitedHealth Hires Longtime Cybersecurity Executive as CISO
UnitedHealth Group, which is still picking up the pieces after a massive ransomware attack that affected more than 100 million people, hired a new and experienced CISO to replace the previous executive ...
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100 MILLION Americans in UnitedHealth PII Breach
Richi Jennings | | 2fa, 2FA policies, 2FA/MFA, ALPHV, ALPHV ransomware, Blackcat, BlackCat ransomware, BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware, Change Healthcare, HIPAA, hipaa laws, hipaa rule, MFA, multi-factor authenication, Multi-Factor Authentication, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), multi-factor-auth, Multifactor Authentication, multifactorauthentication, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch, Steven Martin, two-factor-authentication.2fa, UHG, UnitedHealth
Not cute: $UNH’s Change Healthcare unit paid a big ransom—its IT was as weak as a kitten ...
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Understanding Credential Phishing
Jimmy Lin | SlashNext Threat Lab | | credential phishing, credential stealing, CTO Corner, Email Protection, Ransomware, UnitedHealth
Credential phishing is a type of cyberattack where attackers attempt to deceive your employees into providing their sensitive information, such as their Microsoft usernames and passwords. What is not obvious is credential ...

Senator Calls for FTC, SEC Probe Into UnitedHealth’s ‘Negligence’ in Breach
Senator Ron Wyden wants the FTC and SEC to investigate the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's Change subsidiary to see if there was criminal negligence by the CEO or board ...
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UnitedHealth, Ascension Attacks Feed Debate Over Health Care Security
Jeffrey Burt | | congressional legislation, Cybersecurity, FedRAMP, Health Care Security, healthcare data, healthcare it, healthramp, Ransomware, UnitedHealth
The Biden Administration is moving to cybersecurity standards for hospitals, but the AHA is pushing back, saying voluntary models are enough ...
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UnitedHealth: Ransomware Attackers Stole Huge Amount of Data
The health insurance giant also admitted that it paid a ransom to the threat group as its CEO prepares to testify before Congress May 1 ...
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HHS to Investigate Change’s Security in Wake of Crippling Cyberattack
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is opening an investigation into UnitedHealth and its Change Healthcare subsidiary following a ransomware attack that for three weeks has essentially shut down ...
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Change Healthcare Gets Pharmacy Systems Up After Ransomware Attack
There is some relief coming for beleaguered pharmacies, hospitals, and patient now that UnitedHealth Group has the electronic prescribing systems for its Change Healthcare business up and running after being down for ...
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