A huge therapy data hack has highlighted the vulnerability of patient data, having accessed records from multiple healthcare providers in a single breach. Consequences of the incident are predicted to range from patient stress, to reluctance in sharing sensitive information, and possible exploitation of compromised information. The breach highlights the need for improved security protocols, advanced technological safeguards, and a balance between access to patient information and robust security.
UnitedHealth hid its Change Healthcare data breach notice for months
UnitedHealth’s healthtech company, Change Healthcare, which lost sensitive data of over 100 million people in a 2024 ransomware attack, has finished notifying most of the
