Three Years of the DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative: Examining the Government’s Lawsuit Against Georgia Tech and its Implications for the Health Care Industry
This Briefing is brought to you by AHLA’s Fraud and Abuse Practice Group.
- October 30, 2024
- David A. O’Neal , Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP
- Travis C. Williams , Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP
The number of cyberattacks has exploded in recent years, and the health care industry has borne the brunt of them. According to the World Economic Forum, the health care industry suffered 14.2% of the cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure from January 2023 through April 2024—more than any other sector during that period. This figure includes the headline-grabbing Change Healthcare ransomware attack in 2024, which perhaps best exemplifies the growing cost of cyberattacks in the health care sector. In addition to the operational disruptions, loss of patient or customer trust, and private litigation that can stem from cyber incidents, health care companies also face an increase in cybersecurity-related enforcement by the Department of Justice (DOJ), including False Claims Act (FCA) cases brought as part of the DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative.
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