UnitedHealth Data Breach Debacle: 190 Million Impacted in Record-Breaking Cyber Fiasco
UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare data breach hit an astonishing 190 million individuals, making it the biggest healthcare data breach of 2024. Cybercriminals, apparently skipping multi-factor authentication like it’s leg day at the gym, accessed sensitive data before pulling a ransom exit scam. The saga continues with a potential $2.9 billion loss.
Hot Take:
Move over, Titanic! The Change Healthcare data breach is the new, colossal iceberg of 2024. With 190 million people impacted, it seems like UnitedHealth needs an extra-large first aid kit and perhaps a crash course in cybersecurity 101. They might want to consider adding “multi-factor authentication” to their New Year’s resolutions.
Key Points:
- UnitedHealth Group updates the number of individuals affected by the Change Healthcare data breach to 190 million.
- The breach, resulting from a February 2024 ransomware attack, is the largest healthcare data breach of the year.
- No misuse of information has been reported yet, and resources are available at changecybersupport.com.
- Cyberattackers accessed systems using compromised credentials without multi-factor authentication protection.
- A $22 million ransom was paid to prevent data leaks, but internal cyber-villains had other plans.
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