Morning Headlines 3/5/24
Hackers Behind the Change Healthcare Ransomware Attack Just Received a $22 Million Payment
Cybersecurity analysts surmise from underground forum chatter and evidence of a Bitcoin deposit that Change Healthcare may have paid a $22 million ransom to the BlackCat ransomware group on March 1.
Direct Recruiters, Inc. and INNOVA People Merge to Launch Healthcare and Tech Staffing Divisions
Starfish Partners companies Direct Recruiters and Innova People will merge their healthcare and technology staffing divisions to create Innova Healthcare and Innova Tech staffing practices.
Lurie Children’s Hospital (IL) announces that it has restored its Epic EHR and other key systems after a January 31 ransomware attack forced them offline.
Kaiser to Lay Off Dozens of Bay Area Employees
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals will lay off several dozen IT workers in California’s Bay Area.
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