US offers $10 million bounty for info on 'Blackcat' hackers who hit UnitedHealthUnitedHealth said last week it was beginning to clear a medical claims backlog of more than $14 billion as it brought its services back onl...
28 Mar, 2024, 12.24 PM IST
White House meets with UnitedHealth CEO over hackThe meeting was the first to bring together providers such as hospitals and payers such as health insurers, said a spokesperson from the De...
13 Mar, 2024, 10.00 AM IST
US officials urge UnitedHealth to expedite payments to providersOfficials from the US Department of Labor and the US Department of Health and Human Services urged UnitedHealth (UHG) to take "responsibili...
11 Mar, 2024, 09.39 AM IST
UnitedHealth hack could take months for full recoverySince its Change Healthcare unit was breached on February 21 by a hacking group called ALPHV, also known as "BlackCat", UnitedHealth has sa...
08 Mar, 2024, 05.56 PM IST
US healthcare providers hit by frozen payments in ransomware outageLarge hospital chains are also locked out of processing payments with some absorbing the upfront costs of being unable to collect, accordin...
29 Feb, 2024, 05.15 PM IST
US says it has disrupted notorious 'Qakbot' hacking network"Qakbot malware infected more than 700,000 victim computers, facilitated ransomware deployments, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars...
29 Aug, 2023, 10.05 PM IST
Ransomware attack disrupts healthcare services in at least three US statesCyberattacks are becoming more frequent, in part because the coronavirus pandemic brought many more health care services online, Riggi said.
06 Aug, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
Hackers sabotage Dallas public facilities, emergency servicesAlthough statements said emergency services to residents were unaffected, the home pages of the police and fire service were unavailable as...
05 May, 2023, 01.13 AM IST
IT firms eye deals worth $160B in Q1; Paytm announces Rs 850-crore share buybackThe bulk of the deals will come from American corporations, while a few will come from Europe and Asia-Pacific, even as high inflation and ...
14 Dec, 2022, 07.38 AM IST
Byju’s under pressure on $1.2B loan; SBF arrested in Bahamas on US chargesEdtech giant Byju’s, India’s highest-valued startup, has been looking to restructure a $1.2 billion loan as it struggles with huge losses a...
13 Dec, 2022, 07.04 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: Tracing ransomware’s path from floppy disks to cryptoThe recent cyberattack on Delhi’s AIIMS has once again put ransomware under the spotlight. Such attacks have come a long way since the firs...
13 Dec, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
Critical infra organisations must upgrade security to avoid AIIMS-like attacks, say expertsEven as enterprises have increased their cybersecurity spends, experts said critical infrastructure such as power plants, hospitals and rai...
13 Dec, 2022, 05.32 PM IST
Post-Covid work arrangements bring cyber insurance into spotlightMoody's said that entities that fail to adapt will be at the most risk with risks rising across the board during periods when organizations...
16 Nov, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
Restructuring of networks amid pandemic made India vulnerable to ransomware attacks: Check PointAccording to the company's research, India was ranked second after the US among the top 5 countries most affected by ransomware attacks in ...
20 Dec, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Covid-related fake news, online scams and ransomware dominate 2020According to a report by digital security and products firm Avast, the raging coronavirus pandemic was used by cybercriminals to spread sca...
04 Dec, 2020, 06.24 PM IST
US authorities warn of 'imminent' cybercrime threat to hospitalsAn advisory released by the FBI and two other government agencies said they had "credible information" that hackers were targeting the heal...
29 Oct, 2020, 11.57 AM IST
FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US healthcare systemIn a joint alert, the FBI and two federal agencies say they have credible information of an imminent cybercrime threat to US hospitals and ...
29 Oct, 2020, 09.22 AM IST