Change Healthcare Restores Clearinghouse Services After Ransomware Attack

Change Healthcare’s clearinghouse services restored after ransomware attack. Change Healthcare has confirmed that its clearinghouse services are back online, nearly nine months after a ransomware attack by ALPHV/Blackcat disrupted operations, affecting 94% of hospitals in the U.S. The organization, which processes 15 billion transactions annually, faced significant financial repercussions, with many providers reporting revenue losses exceeding $1 million per day. Although most functions have been restored, some services, including Clinical Exchange and MedRX, are still not fully operational. The attack’s aftermath has led to over $2 billion in remediation costs and a $22 million payment to the attackers. Change Healthcare’s CEO faced congressional scrutiny regarding the security failures that allowed the breach, which compromised data for approximately 100 million individuals.