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Cybersecurity Outage Highlights Critical Vulnerabilities In Healthcare

Change Healthcare, a leading pharmacy claims processor owned by UnitedHealth Group, was hit by a cyberattack, resulting in delayed prescriptions and disruptions in healthcare operations. The attack potentially led to a data breach, although the full extent is yet unknown. The knock-on effects raise concerns about risks of doing business with third-party entities, business continuity, and disaster preparedness. UnitedHealth Group attributes the attack to an unidentified nation-state entity.

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