This was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,’ CEO Andrew Witty said in a Senate hearing on Wednesday.
The company belatedly conceded both that it had paid the cybercriminals extorting it and that patient data nonetheless ended ...
Senators questioned UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty on Wednesday about a cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare.
UnitedHealth's CEO Andrew Witty confirmed in a Senate hearing that he had conceded to paying ransom hackers $22 million.
UnitedHealth did not say how much was paid to the hackers, although the “ALPHV/Blackcat” internet hacker group had asked for ...
The ransom was paid “as part of the company’s commitment to do all it could to protect patient data from disclosure,” a ...
In the shadowy corners of the dark web, young hackers from the U.S., U.K ... Caesars reportedly paid a $15 million ransom and did not suffer any disruptions. "From an FBI perspective, our ...
A separate post on a hacker forum claimed that UnitedHealth paid $22 million in ransom to help recover from the data breach, though the company hasn't confirmed that. And Blackcat itself later ...
For the first time, UnitedHealth acknowledged that it paid ransom to "protect ... organizations not to pay ransom so stealing patient data becomes less lucrative. Hackers acquired health and ...
UnitedHealth Group admitted to paying ransom in an attempt to ... Department revealed U.S. hospitals have paid $100 million to Russian ransomware hackers. The report noted more than 400 ...
In letters to both congressional committees, the American Hospital Association said an internally survey of its members found that 94% of hospitals reported damage to cash flow and more than half ...
The hackers who attacked UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare unit were in the company’s networks for more than a week before they launched a ransomware strike that has crippled vital parts ...