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US Warns That Hackers Are Carrying Out Disruptive Attacks on Water Systems

The U.S. government is warning state governors that foreign hackers are carrying out disruptive cyberattacks against water and sewage systems throughout the country. In a letter released Tuesday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan …

UnitedHealth Unit Change Healthcare’s Pharmacy Network Back Online

UnitedHealth Group said Wednesday evening that its unit Change Healthcare’s pharmacy network was back online, weeks after a cyberattack had a knock-on effect across the country’s healthcare system that depends heavily on insurance. Change Healthcare processes about 50% of medical …

Cancer Clinics Face Cash Crunch After Hack Rocks US Health Care

Doctors across the US are stretching to keep their practices afloat as a debilitating cyberattack on a once little-known company at the center of the health-care system continues to cause havoc. The Feb. 21 attack against Change Healthcare, a subsidiary …

Microsoft Warns Russian Hackers Still Trying to Break Into its Systems

Microsoft said on Friday that hackers linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence were trying again to break into its systems, using data stolen from corporate emails in January to gain new access to the tech giant whose products are widely used …

‘Exit Scam’ – Hackers That Hit UnitedHealth Pull Disappearing Act

The hackers responsible for the breach at UnitedHealth Group appear to have pulled a disappearing act on Tuesday, leaving their cybercriminal associates in the lurch and replacing their old website with a bogus statement from law enforcement. The U.S. insurer …

Chicago Children’s Hospital Restores Some Systems Following Cyberattack

CHICAGO (AP) — Doctors and nurses at a premier Chicago children’s hospital can again access patients’ electronic medical records, more than a month after a cyberattack forced Lurie Children’s Hospital to take its networks offline. The hospital provided the update …

UnitedHealth Hackers Say They Stole ‘Millions’ of Records, Then Delete Statement

In a message posted to, and then quickly deleted from their darknet site, the hackers blamed for striking the UnitedHealth Group said on Wednesday they stole millions of sensitive records, including medical insurance and health data, from the company. In …

Change Healthcare Cyberattack Is Still Disrupting Pharmacies, Other Providers

A cyberattack that has disrupted Change Healthcare’s computer networks for nearly a week is creating a growing administrative problem for pharmacies and health-care providers around the nation. Change Healthcare, a division of UnitedHealth Group Inc., processes insurance claims and pharmacy …

MGM Resorts Says Regulators Probing September Cyberattack

MGM Resorts International disclosed that state and federal regulators were probing a cyberattack on its systems that took place in September and caused a $100 million hit to the company’s third-quarter results. The casino operator intends to respond to the …

US Pharmacy Outage Triggered by ‘Blackcat’ Ransomware at UnitedHealth Unit: Sources

Hackers working for the ‘Blackcat’ ransomware gang are behind the outage at UnitedHealth’s technology unit that has snarled prescription deliveries for six days, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The problems began last week after hackers …