The Journal reports: A police investigation has been launched after a charity that works with vulnerable children suffered a data breach in a ransomware attack. Extern, a cross-border social justice charity with offices in Belfast and Co Kildare, has confirmed that it has been the victim of a large ransomware cyber attack. One source told The…
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Lawsuits mount and cyberattack could cost UnitedHealth Group up to $1.6B this year
Christopher Snowbeck of the Star Tribune in Minnesota is doing some great reporting on the Change Healthcare UnitedHealth Group cyberattack. Yesterday, he did a write-up on a Minneapolis therapy clinic suing Change Healthcare. He reports, in part: Twin Cities Counseling says it hasn’t been able to submit payment claims for more than 100 appointments —…
Data allegedly from Change Healthcare ransomware attack raises more questions than answers (1)
UPDATE: Sometime earlier today, after my communication with RansomHub, they removed the April 15 update described in the post from their listing. It has now been replaced with a note: Change HealthCare – OPTUM Group – United HealthCare Group – FOR SALE The data in now for sale. Anyone interested in the purchase should contact…
MGM Resorts sues FTC, agency chair over cyberattack investigation
It’s not the first time a big hospitality chain has pushed back against the Federal Trade Commission in an investigation over a data breach, but it’s happening again. Richard N. Velotta reports that MGM Resorts International has sued the FTC and its top officer, Chairwoman Lina M. Khan. The lawsuit claims the regulator violated the…
Minneapolis therapy clinic sues over cyberattack at UnitedHealth subsidiary
Christopher Snowbeck reports on how the Change Healthcare attack has affected one clinic in Minnesota. His report provides a good illustration of the issues raised by a recent AMA survey of some physicians, reported here previously. From his reporting: Twin Cities Counseling says it hasn’t been able to submit payment claims for more than 100…
Omni Hotels & Resorts attack claimed by Daixin Team; 3.5 million guests’ data stolen (2)
As many people suspected, Omni Hotels & Resorts was the target of a ransomware attack in March. Omni first described the incident as a chain-wide “outage” due to IT issues. By April 1, guests were losing patience with the “outage.” Bleeping Computer noted guests complaining online claiming that they had to send text messages to…