NEW, by me: UnitedHealth has confirmed that a ransomware attack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary resulted in the theft of medical records affecting a “substantial proportion of people in America.”
The data includes diagnoses, medications, tests, and billing (including banking information) on likely tens, if not hundreds of millions of people.
The ramifications for those whose private medical information was irretrievably compromised are likely incalculable.
More: https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/21/change-healthcare-confirms-ransomware-hackers-stole-medical-records-on-a-substantial-proportion-of-americans/
Zack Whittaker /
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2024-06-21 13:35:00
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