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UnitedHealth Confirms 100 Million Affected in Change Healthcare Breach

SecureWorld News

UnitedHealth Group recently confirmed that a ransomware attack on subsidiary Change Healthcare has compromised the personal information and healthcare data of more than 100 million individuals. In its guidelines on handling data breaches in healthcare, the U.S.

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GUEST ESSAY: Securely managing access controls is vital to preserving the privacy of healthcare data

The Last Watchdog

Related: Hackers relentlessly target healthcare providers. However, healthcare data ranks at the top of the list for needing improvements in security and privacy protections. There are many reasons for the vulnerable state of healthcare data. Patient data exposures.

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Meta, Marketing, and Online Healthcare: A Deadly Combination (for Data Privacy)

Security Boulevard

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and many others, is facing a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California over its collection of personal data through its webpage marketing integrations. The post Meta, Marketing, and Online Healthcare: A Deadly Combination (for Data Privacy) appeared first on Source Defense.

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Passwordless Authentication without Secrets!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

However, industries reliant on shared devices—such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing—face unique challenges. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy. For example, in healthcare, constant authentication interruptions can impact both patient care and productivity.

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100 MILLION Americans in UnitedHealth PII Breach

Security Boulevard

Not cute: $UNH’s Change Healthcare unit paid a big ransom—its IT was as weak as a kitten. The post 100 MILLION Americans in UnitedHealth PII Breach appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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How HealthEdge Deals with Security and Data Privacy in the Face of Rapid Expansion

Tech Republic Security

HealthEdge, a healthcare digital payer platform, shares strategies for combating cyber threats threatening the healthcare industry.

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DNA Kits given to children in Texas Schools trigger data privacy fears

CyberSecurity Insiders

At the same time, they also have a penchant to buy healthcare related info, as they can sell the information to research labs operating with malevolent purposes. Good part is that the sample segregation through kits is voluntarily and so parents having second thoughts over data privacy can opt out of the program.