Data Breach
UnitedHealth/Change Healthcare Data Breach
100.0M records exposed • February 2024
The company that processes payments for most US healthcare got hit by ransomware. For weeks, pharmacies could not process prescriptions and doctors could not get paid. It affected about 1 in 3 Americans.
What Happened
Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, suffered a massive ransomware attack that disrupted healthcare payments across the US. The company paid a $22 million ransom.
Attack method: ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware
What Data Was Exposed
Medical records, Health insurance information, Billing data, Social Security numbers, Banking information
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What to Do If You're Affected
- 1.
Contact your healthcare provider about affected records
- 2.
Freeze your credit
- 3.
Monitor for medical identity theft
Lessons for Businesses
- • Healthcare infrastructure is critical
- • Single points of failure create systemic risk
- • Ransom payments may not prevent data leaks
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