UnitedHealth Faces New Ransomware Threat After Alleged $22M Payment Failure

HIT Consultant April 8, 2024
Fred Pennic

What You Should Know:

– UnitedHealth Group is embroiled in a new ransomware saga, just as it recovers from a February attack, according to a blog post from threat intelligence firm SOCRadar.

– A hacking group called RansomHub claims to possess 4 terabytes of stolen data from UnitedHealth’s subsidiary, Change Healthcare and is demanding a ransom to prevent its release.

RansomHub’s Demands and Allegations

This data supposedly includes the personal details and medical records of “millions” of patients. RansomHub demands payment from UnitedHealth to prevent the data from being sold on the dark web. The group claims to be the same affiliate that conducted the February attack under the umbrella of the now-defunct ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang.

According to RansomHub,...

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