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Change Healthcare data breach impacted over 100 million people

Security Affairs

The Change Healthcare data breach in the February 2024 impacted over 100 million, the largest-ever healthcare data breach in the US. UnitedHealth Group announced that the data breach suffered by Change Healthcare in February 2024 impacted more than 100 million individuals. Change Healthcare now provided an update to the U.S.

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Change Healthcare data breach exposed the private data of over half the U.S.

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The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated: approximately 190 million people have been affected. The Change Healthcare data breach is worse than initially estimated, the incident has impacted 190 million people. The incident impacted thousands of pharmacies and healthcare providers.

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Healthcare Now Third-Most Targeted Industry for Ransomware

SecureWorld News

Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations have sharply increased in 2024, as shown by recent research from Safety Detectives. Compared to 2023, healthcare providers are facing a higher frequency of ransomware incidents, impacting their ability to deliver essential services and protect sensitive patient data.

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Russian Phobos ransomware operator faces cybercrime charges

Security Affairs

Russian Phobos ransomware operator Evgenii Ptitsyn, accused of managing attacks, was extradited from South Korea to the US to face cybercrime charges. Russian Phobos ransomware operator Evgenii Ptitsyn, suspected of playing a key role in the ransomware operations, was extradited from South Korea to the US to face cybercrime charges.

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NailaoLocker ransomware targets EU healthcare-related entities

Security Affairs

NailaoLocker ransomware is a new threat that targeted European healthcare organizations from June to October 2024. “The targeting of healthcare-related entities by state-aligned groups, including from China, is not new. Despite overlaps with known groups, Green Nailao remains unattributed. ” concludes the report.

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Qilin ransomware gang now offers a “Call Lawyer” feature to pressure victims

Security Affairs

This move, reported by cybersecurity firm Cybereason, shows Qilin stepping up its operations and trying to take over space left by rival cybercrime groups. The Qilin ransomware group has been active since at least August 2022 but gained attention in June 2024 for attacking Synnovis , a UK governmental service provider for healthcare.

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FBI, CISA alert warns of imminent ransomware attacks on healthcare sector

Security Affairs

FBI and the DHS’s CISA agencies published a joint alert to warn hospitals and healthcare providers of imminent ransomware attacks from Russia. The government agencies receive information about imminent attacks, threat actors are using the TrickBot botnet to deliver the infamous ransomware to the infected systems. Pierluigi Paganini.