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UnitedHealth, a major healthcare provider employing 70,000 doctors and controlling significant healthcare billing and pharmacy information systems, has reportedly paid a $22 million ransom in Bitcoin to the 'Blackcat' ransomware gang, identified as ALPHV, to recover access to encrypted data and systems. This incident, involving the Change Healthcare platform, marks a significant cybersecurity breach within the healthcare sector. The ransom payment was made following a ransomware attack that disrupted the company's prescription services. The payment was confirmed through a hacker forum post popular among cybercriminals, indicating the severity of the attack and the steps taken by UnitedHealth to mitigate its impact.
the current status of the ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware admin /support on their tox is "selling source code for $5,000,000" cc: @intel_anastasia @ddd1ms @uuallan @BleepinComputer @BushidoToken @vxunderground @pancak3lullz @BrettCallow https://t.co/er2IcbIKyX
A post on a hacker forum popular with cybercriminals has claimed UnitedHealth paid $22 million in a bid to recover access to data and systems encrypted by the ‘Blackcat’ ransomware gang, according to two researchers https://t.co/ayOOaXhE3k
A post on a hacker forum popular with cybercriminals has claimed UnitedHealth paid $22 million in a bid to recover access to data and systems encrypted by the ‘Blackcat’ ransomware gang, according to two researchers. More here: https://t.co/9ErUJc1aC5