Change Healthcare confirms that ransomware hackers stole medical records on a ‘significant proportion’ of Americans

Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, Feb. 29, 2024, in New York. UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover “a substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business.

Change Healthcare has confirmed a February ransomware attack on its systems that caused widespread disruption to the US healthcare system for weeks and resulted in the theft of medical data affecting a “significant percentage of people in America”. . In a statement Thursday, Change Healthcare said it has begun the process of notifying affected individuals … Read more