Latest Health and Human Services Department news

US Health Dept warns hospitals of hackers targeting IT help desks

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warns that hackers are now using social engineering tactics to target IT help desks across the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 06, 2024
- 11:09 AM
- 0
US govt probes if ransomware gang stole Change Healthcare data

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating whether protected health information was stolen in a ransomware attack that hit UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG) subsidiary Optum, which operates the Change Healthcare platform, in late February.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 13, 2024
- 04:16 PM
- 0
FBI, CISA warn US hospitals of targeted BlackCat ransomware attacks

Today, the FBI, CISA, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned U.S. healthcare organizations of targeted ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 27, 2024
- 05:26 PM
- 0
US Health Dept urges hospitals to patch critical Citrix Bleed bug

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned hospitals this week to patch the critical 'Citrix Bleed' Netscaler vulnerability actively exploited in attacks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 02, 2023
- 10:09 AM
- 0
US Health Dept warns of Royal Ransomware targeting healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new warning today for the country's healthcare organizations regarding ongoing attacks from a relatively new operation, the Royal ransomware gang.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 08, 2022
- 05:40 PM
- 0
US Health Dept warns of Venus ransomware targeting healthcare orgs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned today that Venus ransomware attacks are also targeting the country's healthcare organizations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 10, 2022
- 04:50 PM
- 0
U.S. Health Department Site Hit With DDoS Cyber Attack

The United States Health and Human Services Department's web site was hit with a DDoS cyber attack Sunday night to take it offline in the middle of the Coronavirus outbreak.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 16, 2020
- 12:11 PM
- 0

US Health Dept warns hospitals of hackers targeting IT help desks

US govt probes if ransomware gang stole Change Healthcare data

FBI, CISA warn US hospitals of targeted BlackCat ransomware attacks

US Health Dept urges hospitals to patch critical Citrix Bleed bug

US Health Dept warns of Royal Ransomware targeting healthcare

US Health Dept warns of Venus ransomware targeting healthcare orgs

U.S. Health Department Site Hit With DDoS Cyber Attack