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DOJ fines healthcare services contractor $11m over false cybersecurity claims

US service members speak to doctor
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Sensitive information about healthcare for US service members said to have been compromised.

The Department of Justice has announced settled charges with Centene Corporation and its subsidiary Health Net Federal Services Inc. (HNFS).

The companies will pay a combined $11,253,400 over allegations that HNFS falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity requirements in a contract to administer the Defense Health Agency’s TRICARE benefits program, which is