The Grid is not the only target – Pharmacies scramble to serve sick customers as ‘nation-state’ blamed for ongoing cyberattack outage

Change Healthcare cyberattack being blamed on ‘suspected nation-state'

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ENB Pub Note: I have been talking about the poor energy policies of this administration for years. Their opening the US Grid to cyber attacks is well-documented and when combined with the open border with the Tens of Thousands of Chinese military-aged men coming across the border, we know we are just waiting for a disaster of biblical proportions. So when the second major Chinese spy balloon showed up, and AT&T had a national cyber attack, this medical breakdown happened a few days later. Is it just a coincidence? In this age of conspiracy theories coming true, are they really conspiracy theories?  Here are some related Stories:


From Fox Business: 

American pharmacies are still grappling with difficulties providing prescriptions on Friday following a cyberattack against one of the nation’s largest health care technology companies that is now being blamed on a “suspected nation-state associated cyber security threat actor.”

Tricare, the military health care program, says on its website that “[m]ilitary clinics and hospitals will provide outpatient prescriptions through a manual procedure” until the ongoing cyberattack against Change Healthcare “is resolved.”

Change Healthcare, a company that handles orders and patient payments throughout the U.S., first noticed the “cyber security issue” affecting its networks on Wednesday morning on the East Coast.

The company is a division of UnitedHealth Group, which wrote in an SEC filing that it has “identified a suspected nation-state associated cyber security threat actor” that has “gained access to some of the Change Healthcare information technology systems.”

The filing did not identify the alleged country involved. FOX Business has reached out to the White House for comment.

On its website Friday morning, Change Healthcare said it is “experiencing a cyber security issue, and our experts are working to address the matter.”

“Once we became aware of the outside threat, in the interest of protecting our partners and patients, we took immediate action to disconnect our systems to prevent further impact,” the company continued. “At this time, we believe the issue is specific to Change Healthcare and all other systems across UnitedHealth Group are operational.”

Pharmacies across the country put out notices Wednesday that the attack on Change Healthcare was disrupting their ability to process patients’ orders.

“This is impacting all military pharmacies worldwide and some retail pharmacies nationally,” Tricare said.

“Military pharmacies will give priority to urgent prescriptions followed by routine prescriptions. Each military hospital and clinic will continue to offer pharmacy operations based on their local manning and resources,” it added. “Please be patient while pharmacies take longer than usual to safely fill prescription needs.”

A spokesperson for pharmacy chain CVS told FOX Business on Wednesday that the company is aware of the outages but that there is “no indication that CVS Health’s systems have been compromised.”

“We’re continuing to fill prescriptions, but in certain cases, we are not able to process insurance claims, which our business continuity plan is addressing to ensure patients continue to have access to their medications,” the spokesperson added.

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Stuart Turley is President and CEO of Sandstone Group, a top energy data, and finance consultancy working with companies all throughout the energy value chain. Sandstone helps both small and large-cap energy companies to develop customized applications and manage data workflows/integration throughout the entire business. With experience implementing enterprise networks, supercomputers, and cellular tower solutions, Sandstone has become a trusted source and advisor.   He is also the Executive Publisher of www.energynewsbeat.com, the best source for 24/7 energy news coverage, and is the Co-Host of the energy news video and Podcast Energy News Beat. Energy should be used to elevate humanity out of poverty. Let's use all forms of energy with the least impact on the environment while being sustainable without printing money. Stu is also a co-host on the 3 Podcasters Walk into A Bar podcast with David Blackmon, and Rey Trevino. Stuart is guided by over 30 years of business management experience, having successfully built and help sell multiple small and medium businesses while consulting for numerous Fortune 500 companies. He holds a B.A in Business Administration from Oklahoma State and an MBA from Oklahoma City University.