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UnitedHealth reveals 190 million US citizens were impacted by the Change Healthcare breach
UnitedHealth has confirmed that the total number of customers impacted by last year’s Change Healthcare breach is far higher than previously thought. 190 million US citizens are now expected to have been impacted by the attack, equivalent to well over half of the US population. Previous estimates suggested that the total victims represented a third of the population. “The vast…
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UnitedHealth now says 190 million impacted by 2024 data breach
UnitedHealth has revealed that 190 million Americans had their personal and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, nearly doubling the previously disclosed figure. In October, UnitedHealth reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights that the attack affected 100 million people. However, as first reported by TechCrunch, UnitedHealth confirmed on Friday that…
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UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach
UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years. In May, UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty warned during a congressional hearing that “maybe a third” of all American’s health data was exposed in…
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