UnitedHealth Cyberattack Exposes Data of 190 Million Americans in Largest US Healthcare Breach
- UnitedHealth confirmed a cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit that affected approximately 190 million people in America, nearly double previous estimates.
- The data breach is the largest in U.S. history, resulting in the theft of massive quantities of health and insurance-related information.
- UnitedHealth has informed most affected individuals and stated there is no evidence of misuse of the exposed data.
- The incident has led to a congressional inquiry and a lawsuit filed by the Nebraska Attorney General against UnitedHealth.
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UnitedHealth Cyberattack Exposed Personal Data Of 190 Million Americans - UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH)
In what has emerged as the largest healthcare data breach in the U.S., the UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH) cyberattack last year compromised the personal data of 190 million Americans. The breach, which occurred in February 2024, caused widespread disruption in the U.S. healthcare system and delayed billions of dollars in payments to medical providers. What Happened: The largest health insurer in the U.S. stated that there is no evidence of m…
UnitedHealth Hack Exposed Data for About 190 Million Americans
A cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group Inc. that paralyzed the US health-care system last year, snarling billions of dollars in payments for doctors and hospitals, also exposed sensitive data from 190 million Americans.
UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty told Congress earlier this year the breach affected about 100M Americans
Updated tally at Change Healthcare, owned by the Eden Prairie-based health care giant, nearly doubles the number of people affected by the massive data breach.
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