Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak

WIRED— More than two months after the start of a ransomware debacle whose impact ranks among the worst in the history of cybersecurity, the medical firm Change Healthcare finally confirmed what cybercriminals, security researchers, and Bitcoin's blockchain had already made all too clear: that it did indeed pay a ransom to the hackers who targeted the company in February. And yet, it still faces the risk of losing vast amounts of customers' sensitive medical data. In a statement sent to WIRED and other...

CNBC—UnitedHealth paid ransom to bad actors, says patient data was compromised in Change Healthcare cyberattack. UnitedHealth Group on Monday said it paid ransom to cyberthreat actors to try and protect patient data.

PYMNTS.com—Hackers Were in Change Healthcare System 9 Days Before Ransomware Attack. Hackers were reportedly in the networks of UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit for days before launching their ransomware strike. They gained entry to the networks on Feb. 12, using compromised credentials on an application that allows staff to remotely access systems, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday (April 22). During the nine days they were […]

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