largest hacks in the US healthcare industry
largest hacks in the US healthcare industry
FILE PHOTO: This image illustration from October 14, 2019 shows a UnitedHealth Group health insurance card in a wallet. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson/Depiction/Image
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The tech business of UnitedHealth Group experienced disruptions on February 21 that resulted in financial difficulties for small healthcare providers and prompted an investigation by the US health department into possible breaches of protected health information.
Although the precise effect of the intrusion on patient data is still unknown, it is another in a long line of disruptive cyberattacks on American healthcare organizations.
The top IT breaches in the industry that exposed patient data are listed below:
The tech business of UnitedHealth Group experienced disruptions on February 21 that resulted in financial difficulties for small healthcare providers and prompted an investigation by the US health department into possible breaches of protected health information.
Although the precise effect of the intrusion on patient data is still unknown, it is another in a long line of disruptive cyberattacks on American healthcare organizations.
The top IT breaches in the industry that exposed patient data are listed below:
Type of
Name of Year Individuals company
company affected
Anthem Inc 2015 78,800,000 Health insurer
American 2019 26,059,725 Medical debt
Medical collector
Collection
Agency
HCA 2023 11,270,000 Hospital operator
Healthcare
Premera Blue 2015 11,000,000 Health insurer
Cross
Excellus 2015 9,358,891 Health insurer
Health Plan,
Inc
Perry 2023 8,952,212 Medical transcription
Johnson & service provider
Associates
(PJ&A)
Managed Care 2023 8,861,076 Dental insurer
Of North
America
(MCNA
Dental)
Welltok Inc 2023 8,493,379 Healthcare technologyp
rovider
PharMerica 2023 5,815,591 Healthcare provider
Corp
Source: Government data, company reports
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