Following a ransomware attack on February 21, the extent of the impact on Change Healthcare, providers, and patients is being evaluated. Class action lawsuits filed against UnitedHealth Group, Optum, Inc., and Change Healthcare are converging in Nashville's federal court, as proposed by Change Healthcare to streamline proceedings. Healthcare providers faced difficulties in checking insurance eligibility and processing prior authorization requests, disrupting patient care. Restoration efforts for Change Healthcare's products and services were still ongoing as of March 31.
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/change-healthcare
"id": "cha004101724",
"linkid": "change-healthcare",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "4/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Change Healthcare',
'type': 'Company'},
{'industry': 'Healthcare',
'name': 'Healthcare Providers',
'type': 'Organizations'},
{'name': 'Patients', 'type': 'Individuals'}],
'date_detected': '2023-02-21',
'description': 'A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare disrupted healthcare '
'services, including insurance eligibility checks and prior '
'authorization requests, impacting providers and patients. '
'Restoration efforts were ongoing as of March 31.',
'impact': {'legal_liabilities': ['Class action lawsuits'],
'operational_impact': ['Disruption in patient care'],
'systems_affected': ['Insurance eligibility checks',
'Prior authorization requests']},
'regulatory_compliance': {'legal_actions': ['Class action lawsuits']},
'response': {'recovery_measures': ['Ongoing restoration efforts']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Change Healthcare',
'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}