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Change Healthcare hackers took advantage of Citrix vulnerability to break in, CEO says

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Hackers broke into Change Healthcare’s IT systems by exploiting a vulnerability in a Citrix remote desktop product, according to Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth. A compromised username/password combination was used, with no multi-factor authentication in place. ALPHV, a ransomware-as-a-service vendor, allegedly breached Change Healthcare and stole 4TB of data, demanding $22 million in cryptocurrency. The attack led to parts of the company’s infrastructure shutting down, affecting local pharmacies and other businesses.

Source: www.techradar.com –

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