“ALPHV/BlackCat and their affiliates haven’t attacked Change Healthcare. This time, they’ve attacked our families.”

“Given the unprecedented magnitude of this cyberattack, and in the best interest of patients and health care providers, OCR is initiating an investigation into this incident,” states a “Dear Colleague” letter from OCR director Melanie Fontes Rainer.

“This is what happens when everything merges and you only have one option.”

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association explores the many ways AI and machine learning are being used to improve care for heart patients.

As the tsunami of the Change Healthcare cyberattack continues to inundate the healthcare landscape, the AMA and AHA have sent separate letters to federal officials calling for a lifesaver.

What was initially identified as “connectivity issues” last week has spiraled into a nine day (and counting) cybersecurity saga for UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare.

The incident began Wednesday morning, with system update trackers noting “connectivity issues” before later confirming it was in fact a cybersecurity issue.

An international cybercrime mastermind who compiled a long resumé of remote break-ins—including a hit that cost a major U.S. medical center $30 million—has pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy.