David O’Neal and Travis Williams Examine the DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative and the Impact of the Recent Lawsuit Against Georgia Tech on the Health Care Industry

David O’Neal and Travis Williams recently published “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,” in a Briefing for the American Health Law Association’s Fraud and Abuse Practice Group (October 31, 2024).

Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure have surged, with healthcare facing the most significant impact. From January 2023 to April 2024, healthcare suffered 14.2% of these attacks, underscored by high-profile incidents like the Change Healthcare ransomware attack. Additionally, healthcare companies now face heightened enforcement from the DOJ under the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, which recently intervened in an FCA case against Georgia Tech, signaling the DOJ’s commitment to cyber-fraud enforcement even in the absence of data breaches. This article explores the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative and its implications for the healthcare industry.

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