Change Healthcare outages reportedly caused by ransomware

On Wednesday February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare—a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group—experienced serious system outages due to a cyberattack.

In a Form 8-K filing the company said it:

“identified a suspected nation-state associated cyber security threat actor had gained access to some of the Change Healthcare information technology systems.”

Change Healthcare is one of the largest healthcare technology companies in the United States. Its subsidiary, Optum Solutions, operates the Change Healthcare platform. This platform is the largest payment exchange platform between …

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