"Ransomware Attack Hits Health Insurer Point32Health"

Non-profit health insurer Point32Health established in 2021 as the merger between Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, is Massachusetts's second largest health insurer, serving more than 2 million customers.  In a notification published this week, the organization revealed that it fell victim to a ransomware attack on April 17, which forced it to take systems offline to contain the incident.  The attack, Point32Health says, impacted systems it uses "to service members, accounts, brokers, and providers," with most of them related to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care.  The company noted that they have notified law enforcement and regulators and are working with third-party cybersecurity experts to conduct a thorough investigation into this incident and to remediate the situation.  Point32Health did not say how many individuals might have been impacted by the incident, but according to the organization, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care serves roughly 1.1 million individuals.

SecurityWeek reports: "Ransomware Attack Hits Health Insurer Point32Health"