PYMNTS.com April 15, 2024
A ransomware group has reportedly published several files on the dark web that it says are patient records stolen during February’s cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare.
The cybercriminal group, RansomHub, said it has the records of millions of Americans, including billing files, insurance records and medical information, as well as Change Healthcare contracts and agreements with partners, TechCrunch reported Monday (April 15).
TechCrunch said in the report that it had seen some of these files, that this is the first time cybercriminals have posted evidence that they possess these kinds of records, and that RansomHub has threatened to sell the data to the highest bidder unless Change Healthcare pays a ransom.
UnitedHealth Group did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’...