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‘Blackcat’ ransomware hit on Change Healthcare impacts hospital and pharmacy systems
It is believed the ongoing cyber attack on US health tech giant Change Healthcare is the work of the 'Blackcat' ransomware gang.
Owned by parent company UnitedHealth, Change operates a major health payment system, connecting care providers and patients across the states. This latest development comes after the parent company of Change Healthcare attributed an earlier incident to a “suspected nation-state associated cybersecurity threat actor,” but an industry expert has played down that line of enquiry. In December, Blackcat was the target of an international law enforcement response led by US authorities to take down its websites and digital assets, with a relative degree of success.
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