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Change Healthcare hacked using stolen Citrix account with no MFA

Bleeping Computer

UnitedHealth confirms that Change Healthcare's network was breached by the BlackCat ransomware gang, who used stolen credentials to log into the company's Citrix remote access service, which did not have multi-factor authentication enabled. [.]

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Healthcare Hack: UnitedHealth Pays Ransom, Reports $872M in Losses

SecureWorld News

UnitedHealth Group, parent company of Optum and Change Healthcare, has confirmed that it paid the ransom demands of the cybercriminals behind the late February incident that led to widespread service outages in the U.S. healthcare industry. Following these events, the U.S. billion.

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Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Kentucky health system Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after it was a victim of a ransomware attack in May. Norton Healthcare disclosed a data breach after a ransomware attack that hit the organization on May 9, 2023. Norton Healthcare is a healthcare system based in Louisville, Kentucky (US).

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A cyberattack hit the US healthcare giant Ascension

Security Affairs

A cyberattack hit the US Healthcare giant Ascension and is causing disruption of the systems at hospitals in the country. Ascension is one of the largest private healthcare systems in the United States, ranking second in the United States by the number of hospitals as of 2019. ” reads the notice of security incident.

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As of May 2024, Black Basta ransomware affiliates hacked over 500 organizations worldwide

Security Affairs

Black Basta ransomware affiliates have breached over 500 organizations between April 2022 and May 2024, FBI and CISA reported. The FBI, CISA, HHS, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) regarding the Black Basta ransomware activity as part of the StopRansomware initiative. ” reads the CSA.

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New Turmoil in Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack as Feuding Cybercriminals Threaten Data Leak

SecureWorld News

The unprecedented cyberattack on healthcare giant Change Healthcare has taken a chaotic turn, with allegations that the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang conducted an "exit scam"—shutting down operations after receiving a $22 million ransom payment from the company without paying their own affiliate hacker.

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Change Healthcare Faces Another Ransomware Threat—and It Looks Credible

WIRED Threat Level

Change Healthcare ransomware hackers already received a $22 million payment. Now a second group is demanding money, and it has sent WIRED samples of what they claim is the company's stolen data.