In February 2024, Change Healthcare, a key player in U.S. health data processing, suffered a significant ransomware attack, now recognized as the largest breach of health and medical data in history. The breach affects approximately 190 million people, nearly double previous estimates. Change Healthcare, which processes billing and insurance for numerous healthcare providers, faced extensive outages as it shut down its network to combat the cyber threat. The attack underlined critical vulnerabilities in the healthcare sector's reliance on a few major companies for data management and security.
The February 2024 ransomware attack on Change Healthcare resulted in the largest data breach in U.S. healthcare history, affecting approximately 190 million individuals.
The attack caused widespread system outages, shutting down billing and insurance processes across the healthcare sector, highlighting significant vulnerabilities.
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