UnitedHealth Hackers Claim Theft of Millions of Patient Records, Causing Pharmacy Disruptions
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Hackers allegedly behind the UnitedHealth Group cyberattack posted online that they stole personal data and medical records of "millions" of patients.
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The hackers, called the Blackcat ransomware group, claimed they stole several terabytes of data from UnitedHealth and its partners like Medicare, Tricare, and CVS Health.
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The data breach led to disruptions in the ability for some pharmacies to process patient orders and payments.
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Experts say the stolen data may end up sold on the dark web, leading to threats like identity theft for consumers.
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UnitedHealth has not commented on the full extent of the hack, though Change Healthcare confirmed its systems were affected.