Military Health Company Settles Cyber Fraud Case for $11.2M

A military health benefits administrator has agreed to pay $11.2 million to settle allegations that the company falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity requirements for three years in a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday said its settlement with Health Net Federal Services and parent company Centene resolves allegations that between 2015 and 2018, the company failed to implement certain cybersecurity controls and falsely certified compliance with them in three annual reports to the U.S. Department of Defense.

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