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Agencies issue guidance on mitigating cyberthreats with limited resources
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency along with international agencies May 14 released guidance for high-risk nonprofit and other resource-constrained community organizations to assist in understanding and mitigating cyberthreats.
Report: Delayed or missing payments increased for hospitals in first quarter
Hospitals and health systems nationwide saw a sizable increase in delayed or missing payments in first quarter 2024, according to a report released May 10 by Strata on health care performance trends.
Agencies warn of accelerating attacks on health care by Black Basta ransomware group
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center May 10 released a joint cybersecurity advisory to provide information on Black Basta, a ransomware variant whose actors have encrypted and stolen data from at least 12 out of 16 critical infrastructure sectors, including the health care and public health sector.
DOJ charges Russian national with developing, operating LockBit ransomware
The Department of Justice May 7 announced more than two dozen criminal charges against Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, 31, of Voronezh, Russia, for his alleged role as the creator, developer and administrator of the LockBit ransomware group.
AHA, other hospital groups urge UHG to formalize breach notification plans following Change Healthcare cyberattack
The AHA and other national hospital groups May 8 sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group, urging the organization to formally accept responsibility for issuing breach notifications on behalf of providers or customers following cyberattacks if protected health information or personally identifiable information is stolen.
CISA extends comment period for proposed rule on cyber incident reporting
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency May 3 extended the comment period to July 3 for the April 4 proposed rule that would implement cyber incident and ransom payment reporting requirements under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022.
White House releases critical infrastructure memo empowering CISA to strengthen health care security
The Biden Administration April 30 released a memo announcing updated critical infrastructure protection requirements, which include the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency acting as the National Coordinator for Security and Resilience.
Agencies issue cyber advisory on North Korean spear phishing efforts
The FBI, State Department and National Security Agency issued a warning about attempts by North Korean state-sponsored cyberthreat actors to exploit improperly configured domain-based message authentication, reporting and conformance record policies to conceal social engineering attempts.
Lawmakers grill UHG CEO at hearings following Change Healthcare cyberattack
Senate and House lawmakers May 1 grilled UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty about the continued fallout from the Feb. 22 cyberattack on Change Healthcare — the most significant and consequential cyberattack on the U.S. health care system in American history.
AHA advertorial: Is UnitedHealth Group ‘Too Big To Fail’?
“If you are asking yourself how a cyberattack on a single company could cause such massive damage, you are asking the right question,” an AHA advertorial in April 30's Washington Post, states. “The answer, however, is stunningly simple. Over the past several years, Change Healthcare’s corporate owner, UnitedHealth Group, has acquired so many companies and spread its tentacles so far throughout the healthcare system that it has become ‘too big to fail.’”