Posted 3/1/2024, 2:00:38 AM
Major Cyberattack on Health Data Company Causing Disruption to Hospitals and Pharmacies
- Cyberattack on UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare causing issues with hospitals/pharmacies getting paid and patients accessing prescriptions
- Change Healthcare processes 15 billion transactions annually, touching 1 in 3 US patient records
- Cybercrime group Blackcat claiming responsibility, alleges stealing over 6TB of data including medical records
- Over 90% of pharmacies implemented workarounds, but smaller hospitals vulnerable with limited cash reserves
- FBI investigating, no estimate on when systems will return to normal