Part 2 on the UHG/Change ransomware attack. Timeline of Events: 📅 February 19: ConnectWise discloses limited details of Screen Connect vulnerability. 📅 February 20: ConnectWise deploys hotfix, detection guidance released. 📅 February 21: First wave of ConnectWise related exploits reported in the wild, Sigma HA publishes detection rules. 📅 February 22: ConnectWise suspects non-patched versions are still vulnerable. 📅 March 03: ALPHV's bitcoin wallet drained of supposed $22M from United. 📅 March 04: "Notchy," ALPHV affiliate, airs grievances on RAMP. ALPHV makes a "good game" post. ALPHA announces sales of their ransomware suite for $5M. ALPHA site displayed with "seizure" announcement. 📅 March 05: Health tech leaders call for action to support small clinics, rather than just large hospital systems. HHS issues a statement offering support regarding the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, including the removal or relaxation of prior authorization requirements. HHS Statement Link 📅 March 06: RAMP forum mod awards "Notchy" win in grievance. 📅 March 07: United formally confirms their systems are being rebuilt, and that e-pharmacy and insurance claims processes are not yet resolved. 📅 March 8th: Optum employees report their IT systems are still being integrated, while UHG/Optum execs face criticism for shaming employees over bad IT hygiene. 📅 March 15: UnitedHealthcare and Change Healthcare announce that claim payments will be restored. Discussion Points for Part 2: ✳️ Analysis of the ConnectWise vulnerability disclosure and response. ✳️ Impact assessment of the ConnectWise-related exploits in the wild. ✳️ Speculation on ALPHV's motives and tactics following the draining of their bitcoin wallet. ✳️ Insights into the grievances aired by "Notchy" and the response within the hacker community. ✳️ Examination of ALPHA's announcement regarding the sale of their ransomware suite and the implications for cybersecurity. ✳️ Updates on United's system rebuilding efforts and the ongoing disruptions to e-pharmacy and insurance claims processes. ✳️ Discussion on the challenges faced by Optum employees as they navigate IT system integration, coupled with the criticism faced by UHG/Optum executives for their approach to addressing IT hygiene issues among staff. ✳️ Analysis of the support offered by HHS in response to the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, including the removal or relaxation of prior authorization requirements. Noting the rampant speculation on social media regarding terrorism and conspiracy theories about the motivations and true actors behind the cyberattack. Highlighting the anticipated restoration of claim payments by UnitedHealthcare and Change Healthcare on March 15. Additional Fact: 📊 Change Healthcare processes 15 billion transactions annually and supports 6,000 pharmacies, underscoring the significance of the cyberattack's impact on healthcare infrastructure.

Pretty much. As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn’t have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers. SpaceX closed $40B of debt for GPUs, but we’re investment grade and have Starlink & launch revenue. That means the 200+ neoclouds are going to see guppy-level death and consolidation. Some will make it through, but not many.

We will enter an age of abundance If we can stop the communists for the next 5 years

Parkinson’s might start in the gut. Constipation can start 10 yrs before motor symptoms and upper GI findings are tied to a 76% higher risk. We have 4M+ full length endoscopy videos. Could a video representation model find signals of early risk?

The way to think about this is: How many super smart and dedicated people do you want to hire? And they keep getting better.

This thing was also cool to see irl but bro said he wants $550k for it actual lol

Healthcare is the only industry that drops your cancer scan results into an app at 11 PM on a Friday, then closes for the weekend. No call. No context. Just a PDF full of words like "suspicious" and "cannot be excluded" and a little banner that says "Sleep well!" Meanwhile billing found me in 4 hours 😐

Huh

Gen Z Y2K

I bet a lot of people are having the same idea I'm having...

thesis: any sufficiently motivated person who has access to an abliterated GLM-5.3, or DS V4.1 Flash 1013 model and access to enough compute can do whatever they want right now so, outrun the bear if you're big. or hide from the bear if you're small.

I’ve heard several OAI people say there are unfixable bugs in hardware that are exploitable by AI models directly speaking machine code so even if we could solve software that’s not enough. We need defense to move faster than offense if that’s even possible we may just have a new normal that requires adapting to insecure software (bank transfers require going into a branch and taking a dna test 🤣😬)