CEO SUMMARY: It was a classic ransomware attack against Change Healthcare, the business unit of Optum that is itself a division of UnitedHealth Group. On Feb. 21, this cyberattack shut down critical systems at Change Healthcare, such as those involved in accepting and forwarding prescription drug orders to pharmacies and remitting reimbursement for those prescriptions. […]
Change Healthcare Hit by Major Cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group finds itself in a firestorm that now includes investigations by two federal agencies
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XXXI, No. 4 - March 18, 2024 Issue
- Tags: AHA, ALPHV, American Hospital Association, Andrew Witty, BlackCat, Change Healthcare, cyberattack UnitedHealth Group, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, DOJ, Emsisoft, Examiner News, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, HHS, HIPAA, Kodiak Solutions, Krebs on Security, lab risk & compliance, Mandiant, medical claims, Optum, Optum Rx Pharmacies, Palo Alto Networks, payment platform, pharmacy services, pymnts.com, ransomware attack, Reuters, SEC, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street Journal, Wendi Whitmore
