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Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden has requested the FTC and SEC to investigate UnitedHealth’s cybersecurity failures, specifically its refusal to adopt FTC-recommended measures and the role of top executives in this oversight. He suggested the lack of a robust cybersecurity program was the reason the company fell victim to the ALPHV ransomware gang’s attack. Wyden called for federal law enforcement to hold senior officials accountable if laws were broken.