Healthcare Innovation April 17, 2024
“The healthcare sector is a hacker’s playground,” ranking member Eshoo cautioned during an Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee hearing on cybersecurity vulnerabilities in healthcare
On Tuesday, April 16, the House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Examining Health Sector Cybersecurity in The Wake of The Change Healthcare Attack.” The ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, first reported on Feb. 21, has been disruptive throughout the healthcare sector and raised questions about cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. Meanwhile, UnitedHealth estimated that the breach’s costs could reach $1.6 billion.
“The Change Healthcare cyberattack is just the most recent case of ransomware targeting our health care system, and, due to Change’s integration with so many of the...
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