Senators Reprimand UnitedHealth CEO in Ransomware Hearing

Senators at a Wednesday government hearing had strong words for UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty about the organization’s lack of security protections leading up to the February Change Healthcare ransomware attack, and the fallout across the healthcare industry that occurred after the attack.

Witty’s statements during the Senate Finance Committee hearing, and later the Energy and Commerce’s Oversight and Investigations subcommittee hearing, stayed largely within the confines of his written testimony, though he did confirm UnitedHealth Group’s $22 million ransom …

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