
Recent congressional hearings have focused on the significant cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group's Change Healthcare, described as the most serious in U.S. healthcare history. The hearings scrutinized the company's unpreparedness and the broader implications for cybersecurity in the healthcare sector, emphasizing the ongoing crisis with life or death implications. Discussions also included the impact on medical records security, with UnitedHealth Group's CEO being questioned on the company's response to the attack that caused chaos for months. Concurrently, the House Subcommittee on Health discussed legislation aimed at enhancing Medicaid access and program integrity, reflecting ongoing efforts to improve healthcare services alongside cybersecurity.













Congress aggressively questioned UnitedHealth Group’s response to the hack of its Change Healthcare unit in hearings Wednesday https://t.co/r5r03fvTdp via @WSJ
With nearly 30,500 incidents and a record 10,626 confirmed data breaches across 94 countries analyzed for the report, the 2024 @VerizonBusiness DBIR provides a comprehensive view of the global threat landscape. Here are 5 key takeaways. #cybersecurity https://t.co/H3FScaPIoD
UnitedHealth Congressional Testimony Reveals Rampant Security Fails: https://t.co/ConnGAAiFT by darkreading #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news