Massachusetts
Massachusetts, New Hampshire warn victims after Change Healthcare cyberattack leaks ‘sensitive health and personal data’
Massachusetts and New Hampshire officials are taking steps to notify and provide resources to victims who were left in the dark after an unprecedented Change Healthcare cyberattack may have left their personal and health information exposed on the dark web last February.
Change Healthcare, owned by the nation’s largest insurer UnitedHealth Group, revealed that a cyberattack in February interrupted thousands of doctor’s offices, hospitals and pharmacies and may impact up to one-third of all Americans following the attack. The unprecedent breach reportedly led to victims’ personal and health information being leaked to the dark web, where it can be bought and used by cybercriminals.
Change Healthcare has yet to provide any letters or emails to consumers impacted, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday, going against precedent for this kind of cyberattack.
“Despite the magnitude of this breach, the delay in notifying affected individuals is unacceptable,” said New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella. “Alongside my counterparts from across the country, I have called upon UnitedHealth Group to take swift and meaningful action to protect those impacted and prevent future breaches.”
Massachusetts and New Hampshire’s AGs, along with other states, are notifying impacted individuals directly and directing victims to resources — including an important offer from Change Healthcare.
All residents who believe they may have been impacted by the breach are eligible for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection for two years through Change Healthcare. Information on the breach and resources, a dedicated call line and links to set up the free credit monitoring and identity theft protection are available on the UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare consumer support webpage.
The company has not fully released how many consumers were effected, and the website and call line are not able to let individuals know if their data was impacted.
Warning signs that someone has stolen your medical information include, the AGs listed: receiving bills from doctors for services you didn’t receive; errors in Explanation of Benefits statement; debt collector calls or debt collection notices about medical debt you do not owe; inaccurate notices from your health insurance company about reaching your benefit limit; being denied insurance because of nonexistent pre-existing conditions.
Formella noted it is “crucial that individuals remain vigilant and monitor any suspicious activity related to their medical or financial information.”
Residents who believe they may have been impacted may also consider freezing their credit, the AGs said.
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Massive 14-foot shark dies after being stranded on Massachusetts beach during migration
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A 14-foot-long thresher shark died Tuesday after becoming stranded in shallow water off the coast of Massachusetts.
The New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance (NECWA), a nonprofit organization that responded to the scene, told Fox News Digital Wednesday that the shark was first spotted alive at Mayo Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Unfortunately, the animal died just before NECWA arrived at the site.
“Yesterday morning, NECWA received numerous calls about a possibly live thresher shark that was stranded in shallow water off Mayo Beach, Wellfleet, MA,” the alliance said in a Facebook post Wednesday. “Our team jumped into action and rushed to the site to try and rescue this shark. Unfortunately the animal died just before the team arrived.”
Photos from the scene show the large-eyed, slender thresher lying on the shore with an extremely long, whip-like tail, measuring about half the length of its body. The shark appeared injured with visible track-like marks on its body.
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A thresher shark is examined after becoming stranded on shore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. (New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance)
NECWA noted that the animal was already in poor condition by the time their team arrived and that a necropsy of the animal had been conducted.
“The fish that died in Wellfleet was alive when first sighted but was not in great shape,” Marine Biologist and President of NECWA Krill Carson told Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital reached out to shark biologist John Chisholm for more information on the necropsy.
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A 14-foot-long shark stranded at Mayo Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Dec. 2, 2025. (New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance)
The organization said strandings of thresher sharks are particularly common during the colder months along the shores of Cape Cod. Carson added that the majority of stranded threshers they encounter are male.
“Not unusual for thresher sharks to strand in New England in the fall as they are trying to navigate to warmer waters to the south,” the organization said in the Facebook post. “Like many marine animals, this shark took a wrong turn and ended up in Wellfleet’s inner harbor.”
A shark appearing injured dies after getting stranded off Mayo Beach, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Dec. 2, 2025. (New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance)
After becoming stranded, thresher sharks are at high risk of dying because they cannot tolerate prolonged exposure to cold temperatures, Carson said. She noted that bay water temperatures at that time were roughly below 50 degrees and continued to drop.
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A male thresher shark was found stranded during migration. (New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance)
“A handful of threshers strand each season as they get trapped inside Cape Cod and are unable to continue their migration south,” Carson told Fox News Digital. “If they stay in our area too long, then they will become cold-stunned or cold-shocked and die.”
NECWA is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. Contributions can be made at necwa.org.
Tuesday’s storm was a serious snowmaker for some parts of New England — especially in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.
While areas to the south saw mostly rain, some local towns received a foot of snow or more.
The jackpot towns receiving the most snow were Freedom, New Hampshire, at 12.6 inches, and Anson, Maine, at exactly one foot.
Here’s a look at snowfall totals across the region, according to the National Weather Service:
Massachusetts
Pittsfield: 7″
Becket: 7″
Fitchburg: 7″
Lunenberg: 7″
Ashby: 7″
Vermont
Manchester: 10.6″
Tunbridge: 8.5″
Landgrove: 8.5″
New Hampshire
Freedom: 12.6″
Bridgewater: 11.1″
Peterborough: 9.5″
Meredith: 9.3″
Durham: 9″
Dunbarton: 9″
Moultonborough: 8.8″
Albany: 8.5″
Laconia: 8.5″
Manchester: 8.4″
Maine
Anson: 12″
Porter: 11″
China: 9″
Farmingdale: 8.4″
Baldwin: 8.4″
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As the sun set and the temperatures dropped with it Tuesday night, the snow that fell in Central Massachusetts felt more like frozen pellets falling from the sky.
Snowblowers hummed in Leominster as the city received about half a foot of snow, some of the most during this storm. Scott Single was clearing out his driveway before it got colder. “I am trying to get it up before the ice starts coming down and starts icing everything over,” said Single. “It’s New England weather; nice one day and then it’s crappy the next.”
“Roads are very slippery”
Route 2 turned more snow covered the farther west you drove. What started as a cold rain in Boston turned into heavy snow by the time drivers reached Fitchburg. It sent some cars off the shoulder of the road while snowplows made their rounds.
Primary and secondary roads were in pretty good shape by the end of the night, but neighborhood streets remained snow covered and slick.
Fitchburg ended up with more six inches of snow. The city was one of several communities that canceled school on Tuesday.
The slushy roads in Groton kept plow drivers like Scott Mattheson busy. “The roads are very slippery,” Mattheson said Tuesday afternoon. “The snow today so far has been sticking together, making it easy to plow.”
Nicole Palmer works at a family medical office which decided to close early because of the storm. Fortunately, she has a short commute. “We closed early, yeah we tried to call as many patients as we could,” she said.
Katie Linehan is the basketball coach at Littleton High School. They canceled practice on Tuesday afternoon. “I definitely think it was a smart move to cancel, although we love to have practice, but the rain that has kind of turned to ice is making the roads a little bit slippery underneath the snow,” Linehan said.
By Tuesday at 10 p.m. virtually no power outages were reported. Fitchburg remained under a snow emergency until Wednesday at 8 a.m.
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