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Cybersecurity Blunder: Change Healthcare’s MFA Misstep Costs UnitedHealth $872M in Ransomware Fallout
Facing a cyber headache, Change Healthcare learned the hard way that skipping MFA is like leaving your digital doors unlocked. Hackers waltzed in with stolen creds, danced through the network, and left with a $22M bitcoin ransom tango. UnitedHealth’s CEO spills the beans in a security salsa gone wrong. 🕺💻💸 #RansomwareRumba
Hot Take:
Who knew that the "Change" in Change Healthcare would refer to their sudden and expensive lesson in why multifactor authentication is like the mint on your cybersecurity pillow? In this digital age of cyber shenanigans, it seems that leaving the door open without a bouncer (aka MFA) is an RSVP for hackers with an expensive taste for ransom. And, oh boy, did they feast on a $22 million bitcoin buffet!Already a member? Log in here