UnitedHealth, America’s largest health insurance provider, paid $22 million to ransomware group BlackCat after a subsidiary, Change Healthcare, was hacked. The February breach, involving over six terabytes of data, put strain on payment and claims processing for healthcare firms. Even after the payment, some patient data is still available on the dark web. The breach is already estimated to have cost UnitedHealth approximately $900 million, excluding the ransom.
CISA announces secure by design pledges from leading tech providers
The CISA announced that 68 software manufacturers have agreed to their Secure by Design pledge, indicating a commitment to prioritizing security measures in their products.
