Healthcare Hack Havoc: OCR Probes Optum Amidst Massive Data Breach Drama

Struck by cyber bandits, UnitedHealth’s Optum reels from a data heist like no other. With 6TB of sensitive health info at stake, the HHS is on the case faster than you can say HIPAA! Will the digital desperados be outfoxed? Stay tuned! #RansomwareRuckus

Published: Added: March 13, 2024 at 1:22 pmAssembled by: J J
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Oh, what's that? Your personal data was held for ransom by cyber pirates? Must be a day ending in "y" in the healthcare sector. UnitedHealthcare's Optum gets an unwanted cybersecurity checkup courtesy of the BlackCat gang, and now the Health Department is playing Sherlock to see if HIPAA got thrown out with the bathwater. Buckle up for a rollercoaster of "Oops, we did it again" in the world of patient privacy breaches.

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