Patient Data Compromised - UnitedHealth Group Admits Ransom Payment in Cyberattack
Patient Data Compromised - UnitedHealth Group Admits Ransom Payment in Cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) revealed Monday that it paid a ransom to cyber threat actors following the February cyberattack on its subsidiary, Change Healthcare.
UnitedHealth Group（紐約證券交易所代碼：UNH）週一透露，在2月份其子公司Change Healthcare遭到網絡攻擊後，它向網絡威脅行爲者支付了贖金。
The company acknowledged that personal data was compromised in the breach.
該公司承認個人數據在泄露中遭到泄露。
Despite the company not disclosing the exact amount paid in ransom, the admission underscores the severity of the attack. With over 152 million customers, UnitedHealth emphasized its ongoing collaboration with law enforcement and cybersecurity firms to investigate the incident thoroughly.
儘管該公司沒有透露支付的確切贖金金額，但這一承認凸顯了襲擊的嚴重性。UnitedHealth擁有超過1.52億客戶，強調其與執法和網絡安全公司的持續合作，以徹底調查該事件。
According to a statement provided to CNBC, the attack was orchestrated by malicious threat actors, necessitating swift action to mitigate the impact on patient data.
根據提供給CNBC的一份聲明，這次攻擊是由惡意威脅行爲者策劃的，因此必須迅速採取行動來減輕對患者數據的影響。
The breach extends beyond UnitedHealth customers, potentially affecting a significant portion of the American population.
該違規行爲不僅限於UnitedHealth的客戶，可能影響很大一部分美國人口。
Change Healthcare, a crucial player in payment and revenue cycle management within the healthcare sector, processes more than 15 billion transactions annually.
Change Healthcare是醫療保健行業支付和收入週期管理的關鍵參與者，每年處理超過150億筆交易。
Given its widespread influence, even individuals outside UnitedHealth's customer base may have been impacted by the breach.
鑑於其廣泛的影響，即使是UnitedHealth客戶群之外的個人也可能受到該漏洞的影響。
In response to the breach, UnitedHealth has taken steps to support affected individuals, including establishing a dedicated website and a call center offering identity theft protections and credit monitoring for two years.
爲了應對這一違規行爲，UnitedHealth已採取措施爲受影響的個人提供支持，包括建立專門的網站和爲期兩年的提供身份盜用保護和信用監控的呼叫中心。
However, due to the situation's complexity, the company noted limitations in providing specific details about the impact of individual data.
但是，由於情況的複雜性，該公司指出，在提供有關個人數據影響的具體細節方面存在侷限性。
Reuters noted that UnitedHealth stated that although a comprehensive analysis of the breached data would require "several months," there's no indication that doctors' charts or complete medical histories of individuals were compromised.
路透社指出，UnitedHealth表示，儘管對泄露數據的全面分析將需要 “幾個月”，但沒有跡象表明醫生的病歷或個人的完整病史遭到泄露。
The company didn't specify the exact number of affected individuals but mentioned that it's actively monitoring online forums where hackers typically distribute or exchange such data packets.
該公司沒有具體說明受影響人員的確切人數，但表示正在積極監控黑客通常分發或交換此類數據包的在線論壇。
UnitedHealth reported that 22 screenshots, supposedly showing compromised files, have been shared on the dark web.
UnitedHealth報告說，已經在暗網上共享了22張屏幕截圖，據說顯示了受損的文件。
They assured that no additional data had been exposed, and there was no indication that doctors' charts or complete medical histories were breached.
他們保證沒有其他數據被泄露，也沒有跡象表明醫生的病歷或完整的病史被泄露。
Price Action: UNH shares are down 1.16% at $485.52 at the last check Tuesday.
價格走勢：在週二的最後一次檢查中，UNH股價下跌1.16％，至485.52美元。
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