UPDATE: UnitedHealth Says It’s Recovering from Ransomware Attack on Change Healthcare
One cybersecurity expert estimates some healthcare providers are losing $100 million per day because of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack.
One cybersecurity expert estimates some healthcare providers are losing $100 million per day because of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack.
Losses experienced by the U.S. healthcare system as a result of the ransomware attack are estimated to be anywhere from $100 million to $1 billion per day.
Approximately 3,000 UC Irvine users saw the images before the hackers were blocked by student managers of the Discord group.
The records were accessible to the public online and included highly sensitive school emergency planning and security documents.
Refuah Health experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the personal information of approximately 250,000 New Yorkers.
With research showing cyber threats aren’t improving, campuses must implement solutions to get their networks back up and running quickly.
The threatening emails said 800,000 patients had their names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, medical histories, lab results, and insurance histories stolen.
Hospitals and health systems in at least seven states experienced cybersecurity incidents on Thanksgiving Day.
Starting with these tips below as a framework can help structure your campus’ internet safety plan and flesh it out to meet your institution’s needs.
Today’s attackers recognize that, in the interest of avoiding costly outages, higher education institutions are highly motivated to pay ransomware demands, making them potentially lucrative targets.