UnitedHealth Paid Ransom to Cyberhackers After Patients' Personal Data Was Compromised
by Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur— UnitedHealth confirmed that it paid ransom to cyberhackers who stole sensitive patient information during a massive data breach in February.
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.
CBS News—UnitedHealth paid ransom after massive Change Healthcare cyberattack. The Russia-based cybercriminals who attacked a UnitedHealth Group-owned company in February did not walk away from the endeavor empty-handed. "A ransom was paid as part of the company's commitment to do all it could to protect patient data from disclosure," a UnitedHealth Group spokesperson confirmed with CBS News late Monday. The spokesperson did not disclose how much the health giant paid after the cyberattack, which shut down operations at hospitals and pharmacies for more than a week....
Tech Times—UnitedHealth Paid $22 Million Ransom to Hackers, CEO Confirms. UnitedHealth's CEO Andrew Witty confirmed in a Senate hearing that he had conceded to paying ransom hackers $22 million.