CMS subcontractor hit with ransomware

Initial information of a reported ransomware attack on vendor Healthcare Management Solutions indicates the company acted in “violation of its obligations to CMS,” according to the agency, and that the incident involving HMS has the potential to impact up to 254,000 Medicare beneficiaries.

WHY IT MATTERS

CMS was notified on October 9 that the subcontractor’s corporate systems had been attacked with ransomware the day before.

HMS resolves…