UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary, Change Healthcare, fell victim to a ransomware attack by ALPHV/BlackCat in February, leading to the largest US healthcare data breach yet. Over 100 million people had their sensitive data, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, stolen. The incident was enabled through stolen credentials without multi-factor authentication and network disruptions continue to persist. A $22 million ransom was paid to confirm the data theft.
Alder Hey children’s hospital explores ‘data breach’ after ransomware claims | Data and computer security
The INC Ransom group claims to have stolen data from Liverpool’s Alder Hey children’s hospital, publishing screenshots of patient data, donations, and procurement information on
