Last year’s ransomware attack on the Change Healthcare business of UnitedHealth impacted nearly 190 million people, roughly double the initial estimate. The biggest medical-related data breach in US history led to months-long outages across the American healthcare system. The company hasn’t yet found any misuse of individuals’ information from the analysis. The data breach has prompted businesses to take the threat of cybersecurity attacks more seriously.
Change Healthcare Now Counts 190 Million Data Breach Victims
UnitedHealth Group, the owner of Change Healthcare, has stated that the total cost of a ransomware attack that occurred in February 2024 has reached $3.1
