(Reuters) -The cyberattack at UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:)’s tech unit final yr affected the private info of 190 million folks, the well being conglomerate stated on Friday, making it the biggest healthcare information breach within the U.S.
The hack at Change Healthcare (NASDAQ:) affected the private info of 100 million folks, the U.S. well being division had posted on its web site in October.
The ultimate quantity will likely be confirmed and filed with the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Providers’ workplace for civil rights at a later date, the corporate stated in an emailed assertion.
The cyberattack disclosed in February at Change Healthcare was perpetrated by hackers who recognized themselves because the “Blackcat” ransomware group, impacting medical doctors and medical practices throughout the U.S. healthcare system.
“Change Healthcare is just not conscious of any misuse of people’ info because of this incident and has not seen digital medical document databases seem within the information throughout the evaluation,” a spokesperson stated.
