UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change Healthcare, has confirmed it paid the ransom to protect millions of potentially exposed customers
UnitedHealth Group has admitted it paid a ransom to threat actors who exfiltrated patient data in a breach affecting its subsidiary Change Healthcare.
The major US healthcare provider said in a statement on 22 April that hackers were able to access sensitive data associated with “a substantial proportion of people in America”, and its actions were aimed at limiting customer exposure.