Change Healthcare
United Health CEO testifies before senate for ransomware attack
In February of this year, a ransomware assault on Change Healthcare caused significant disruptions in medical supply chains and billing procedures, prompting the company to isolate its computer network and launch a clinical investigation. Fast forward two months from the cyber onslaught, Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth, the parent company of Change Healthcare, appeared before […]
Change healthcare faces data leak threat despite paying $22 million as ransom
Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has confirmed the transfer of 350 bitcoins, equivalent to $22 million USD, to a crypto wallet owned by the ALPHV Ransomware group. Despite complying with the ransom demand, concerns linger for the victim regarding the integrity of the promise made by the BLACKCAT, also known as ALPHV, ransomware […]
United Health spends $2 billion in ransomware recovery
UnitedHealth recently disclosed that it has disbursed approximately $2 billion to its healthcare subsidiaries affected by a ransomware attack detected last month. The company also announced plans to roll out medical claims preparation software to assist customers in managing payments for medical bills against inventory lists. Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth, confirmed the authenticity of […]
Ransomware news trending on Google
Alabama state websites down due to DDoS attacks Alabama state websites experienced a cyber disruption today as several government URLs were targeted by a sophisticated attack initially thought to be a variant of Ransomware but later identified as a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The Alabama Office of Information Technology assured that there was […]
Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google
Federal Trade Commission Clears X (formerly Twitter) of Data Security Violations Following an investigation into the server operations of X, previously known as Twitter, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that Elon Musk’s company has upheld user privacy and safeguarded their data. This statement comes in response to complaints filed by privacy advocates alleging […]
