Thousands of hospitals and doctors’ offices across the country could see huge delays in getting paid by insurers for thousands of procedures worth millions of dollars after what is being called “the most significant cyberattack on the U.S. health care system in American history.”
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At least six separate lawsuits have been filed this month in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis against Apria Healthcare LLC. Most of the suits are seeking class-action status on behalf of the 1.8 million people whose information was hacked by an unauthorized third party.
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The health network said Friday that information from users of its web site and its My Chart patient portal might have been transmitted to website-tracking technology vendors such as Facebook and Google.
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The rules are part of a broader effort by the Biden administration and Congress to shore up the nation’s cyberdefenses after a series of high-profile digital espionage campaigns and disruptive ransomware attacks
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Attacks using a type of ransomware called Medusa have grabbed headlines and crippled organizations in critical industries. Now, the FBI is asking companies and individuals to take extra steps to protect important accounts.
Following two morning outages, a sustained outage that lasted at least an hour began at noon, with the heaviest disruptions occurring along the U.S. coasts.
The indictments come as the U.S. government has warned of an increasingly sophisticated cyber threat from China.
Smart devices like baby monitors, fitness trackers and internet-connected appliances could soon carry labels certifying that they meet federal cybersecurity standards.
The revelation comes as U.S. officials are continuing to grapple with the fallout of a massive Chinese cyber-espionage campaign known as Salt Typhoon.
Jennifer-Ruth Green, a combat veteran and deputy commander of the 11th Operations Group at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, brings military and cybersecurity experience to the role.
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has drafted plans to regulate the cybersecurity of telecommunications companies as the federal government faces pressure to respond to a massive compromise of U.S. phone networks by Chinese government hackers.
TikTok faces intensifying scrutiny from Europe and America over security and data privacy. It comes as China and the West are locked in a wider tug of war over technology ranging from spy balloons to computer chips.
For the last four years, the office has supported website hosting for a “low cost,” but announced it would be eliminating the attached price tag this week.
The July technology failure shut down 911 call centers, handicapped hospitals and stranded airplane passengers around the world.
Among airlines, Delta was by far the hardest hit hard by the outage, having to cancel thousands of flights, because key systems were crippled by the incident.
The outage caused days of widespread technological havoc, highlighting how much of the world depends on a few key providers of computing services and drawing the attention of regulators who want more details on what went wrong.
The scope of the disruptions has also caught the attention of government regulators, including antitrust enforcers, though it remains to be seen if they take action against the company.
Consumers reported losing about $10 billion to fraud in 2023, a 14% jump from 2022. Online shopping scams were the second most-reported form of fraud.
AutoNation said that certain ancillary services are still limited or unavailable, including those that help automate ordering, scheduling, payment and reporting processes.
Approximately 109 million customer accounts were impacted, according to AT&T, which said that it currently doesn’t believe that the data is publicly available.
CDK suffered two cyberattacks that forced its systems offline for days, slowing down everything from scheduling, service repairs, parts deliveries and car purchases at auto dealerships in both the U.S. and Canada.
CDK Global, a company that provides software for thousands of auto dealers in the U.S. and Canada, was hit by back-to-back cyberattacks Wednesday. That led to an outage that has continued to impact operations.
For prospective car buyers, that may mean delays at dealerships or vehicle orders written up by hand, with no immediate end in sight.
Ascension, the largest Catholic health system in the United States, was hit May 8 by a cyberattack that hindered computer access across the system and affected patient care.
