Outages from cyberattack at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare extend to seventh day as pharmacies deploy workarounds
Publishing timestamp: 2024-02-27 10:13:57
Summary
Change Healthcare's systems have been down for a week after a cyber threat actor breached their network. This has disrupted operations in pharmacies and health systems across the country. UnitedHealth Group, the parent company, stated that most U.S. pharmacies have set up workarounds to mitigate the impact. The attack on Change Healthcare comes after a record year for health-related cybercrime in 2023. The fallout from the cyberattack has caused ripple effects across the U.S. healthcare system, impacting businesses like CVS Health and Walgreens.
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