Healthcare Havoc: BlackCat Ransomware Bites UnitedHealth’s Optum and Sparks Billing Bedlam

Healthcare billing chaos ensues as the notorious BlackCat ransomware claws into Change Healthcare, leaving UnitedHealth’s subsidiary Optum to pick up the cyber-shambles. Watch out for more updates—or bills in morse code.

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It looks like the BlackCat ransomware gang decided to sink their claws into the healthcare honeypot, leaving Change Healthcare with a bitter pill to swallow. While the cyber-kittens behind BlackCat are typically in it for the cheddar, whispers of "nation-state" make this hack sound like an episode of "Cyber Spooks." Healthcare billing in chaos, secret Zoom briefings, and a high-stakes game of virtual hide-and-seek? Someone, cue the dramatic soundtrack!

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