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#ransomware

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UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare got a ton of what some might consider well-deserved bad press last year after a ransomware attack by AlphV/BlackCat.

Now they're getting more bad press.

UnitedHealth is demanding that some struggling doctors immediately repay loans issued after last year’s cyberattack. That wasn't the way the providers were told repayment would work in terms of when and how.

#CNBC has the story:

cnbc.com/2025/04/11/unitedheal

CNBCUnitedHealth is making struggling doctors repay loans issued after last year's cyberattackUnitedHealth is aggressively recouping the loans the company offered doctors following the 2024 cyberattack at its Change Healthcare unit.

In September 2024, Highline Public Schools in Washington experienced a ransomware attack that led to a significant data breach, confirmed after a five-month forensic investigation. Threat actors infiltrated the district’s network, accessed sensitive systems, and exfiltrated personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) across multiple datasets. Exposed data included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license and passport numbers, financial and employment records, digital signatures, medical and insurance information, and detailed student academic records. The breach impacted students, staff, and affiliates across 35 schools, compromising the integrity of the district’s information systems. In response, Highline initiated extensive cybersecurity hardening measures and is offering affected individuals one year of free identity theft protection via IDX. The incident underscores the critical vulnerabilities in K-12 infrastructure and the increasing targeting of education sectors by sophisticated ransomware actors. #CyberSecurity #Ransomware govtech.com/education/k-12/202

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GovTech · 2024 Ransomware Attack Compromised Data From Highline Schools, Wash.After a nearly five-month investigation, officials determined that compromised sensitive information included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial account information, passport numbers and more.