UnitedHealth Confirms 100 Million Americans Affected In Healthcare Data Breach That Massively Disrupted Claim Filings And Pharmacy Service

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UnitedHealth recently confirmed that over 100 million individuals' healthcare and personal data were exposed in a February ransomware attack on its subsidiary, Change Healthcare. CEO Andrew Witty previously testified that about one-third of Americans might be affected. The data stolen includes sensitive details such as health insurance information, medical records, Social Security numbers, and financial information. The attack was orchestrated by the BlackCat ransomware group and hindered claim filings and pharmacy operations. UnitedHealth reportedly paid a $22 million ransom for data decryption.

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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.

00:02UnitedHealth recently confirmed that over 100 million individuals' health care and personal

00:07data were exposed in a February ransomware attack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare.

00:12CEO Andrew Witte previously testified that about one-third of Americans might be affected.

00:17The data stolen includes sensitive details such as health insurance information, medical records,

00:22social security numbers, and financial information. The attack was orchestrated

00:26by the Black Cat Ransomware Group and hindered claim filings and pharmacy operations.

00:32UnitedHealth reportedly paid a $22 million ransom for data decryption.

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