Wyden: SEC, FTC Should Investigate UnitedHealth’s ‘Negligent’ Security Practices

On the heels of the massively disruptive Change Healthcare ransomware attack earlier this year, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is calling on the SEC and FTC to investigate the “negligent cybersecurity practices” of parent company UnitedHealth Group.

The question of accountability has emerged in the months after the February ransomware attack that led to disruptions in patient care and delays in prescription orders across the country, as well as the compromise of the health and personally identifiable data of an estimated …

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