UnitedHealth confirmed that February’s ransomware attack impacted 100 million people, the largest healthcare data breach in the US. Health insurance, health, billing, and personal information were stolen, causing $2.45bn in losses. The company paid $22m in ransom. Hackers had entered via reused credentials without encountering multi-factor authentication. UnitedHealth admitted this was a significant security weakness. Cyber security job newbie Steven Martin is being criticized for the failure.
Change Healthcare breach affected 100 million Americans, marking a new record
The recent data breach at Change Healthcare is now known to have impacted 100 million Americans, according to new information revealed to the Health and