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Calls for More Aid to Providers Come as Parent Company UHG Grapples With BreachTwenty-two state attorneys general and some industry groups are urging Change Healthcare's parent company and regulators to be transparent and give more financial aid to providers as the firm recovers from a highly disruptive cyberattack and the industry braces for massive breach notifications.

Proposed Class Action Claim Is Second Recent Case Tossed by Federal JudgesA second federal judge has recommended the dismissal of a second proposed class action lawsuit against Catholic hospital chain CommonSpirit over a 2022 cyberattack and data breach that affected nearly 624,000 people. Both judges said the plaintiffs failed to show how they were harmed by the breach.

Experts Advise Health Sector to Take Steps as UnitedHealth Group Cleans Up MessUnitedHealth Group's admission that information for "a substantial portion" of the American population was compromised in its Change Healthcare cyberattack sets into motion the likelihood the incident will become the largest health data breach ever reported in U.S. What other details are emerging?

Key Ukrainian Cyber Authority Warns of Spike in Cyberattacks on Energy FacilitiesUkraine's Computer Emergency Response Team is warning of a rise in Russian cyberattacks targeting the country’s energy sector, with nearly 20 identified attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities in March, ahead of a potential large-scale offensive expected later this spring.

HHS OCR Says the Company Has Not Yet Filed HIPAA Breach Reports to the AgencyThe Department of Health and Human Services has not yet received HIPAA breach reports from Change Healthcare or parent company UnitedHealth Group about their massive cyberattack. HHS is telling HIPAA-covered firms and their vendors to do their duty if a breach affects protected health information.