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The article "7 of the biggest healthcare cyberattack and breach stories of 2024" from Healthcare Dive highlights the significant impact of cyberattacks and data breaches in the healthcare sector. These attacks can be life-threatening to patients and costly to organizations, with cybercriminals exploiting vulnerabilities in technology systems. Major incidents included a ransomware attack at UnitedHealth-owned Change Healthcare, affecting 100 million Americans, as well as breaches at Ascension and other healthcare facilities. Data breaches following cyberattacks are also increasing, with breaches at a CMS contractor and HealthEquity exposing millions of individuals' personal health information. [Extracted from the article] |