The 2024 cyberattack on Change Healthcare resulted in significant financial and operational disruptions across the U.S healthcare system and led to the largest reported healthcare data breach in history, with 190 million individuals impacted. This event led to increased scrutiny and calls for improved cybersecurity within the healthcare industry. While services were fully restored by October 2024, the consequences of the attack highlighted the importance of data security and spurred efforts to better safeguard the sector against similar incidents in the future.
US healthcare org pays $11M settlement over alleged cybersecurity lapses
Health Net Federal Services (HNFS) and parent Centene Corporation have agreed to pay $11.3m to settle allegations that they falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity standards
