UnitedHealth Group Inc experienced the largest healthcare data breach in U.S. history which compromised the personal data of 190 million Americans. The breach led to widespread disruption, delayed payments to providers and sparked a Congressional inquiry. UnitedHealth has paid over $3.3 billion in advance payments to affected healthcare providers and admitted to paying a ransom to the cyberattackers.
Change Healthcare ransomware attack exposes data of 190 million people
The BlackCat ransomware group attacked UnitedHealth subsidiary, Change Healthcare, in February 2024, compromising the data of 190 million individuals. The breach, one of the largest