UnitedHealth's Cyberattack - Company Provides Aid Of Over $3B To Affected Providers
UnitedHealth's Cyberattack - Company Provides Aid Of Over $3B To Affected Providers
UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) has disclosed that it provided over $3.3 billion in advance payments to healthcare providers affected by a cyberattack on the insurance claims system of Change Healthcare.
UnitedHealth Group Inc（紐約證券交易所代碼：UNH）透露，它向受Change Healthcare保險索賠系統網絡攻擊影響的醫療保健提供商提供了超過33億美元的預付款。
According to the insurer, more than 40% of this amount has been directed towards safety net hospitals and federally qualified health centers catering to high-risk patients and communities.
根據該保險公司的說法，這筆款項中有40％以上用於爲高風險患者和社區提供服務的安全網醫院和聯邦合格的醫療中心。
Change Healthcare, a crucial platform handling approximately 50% of medical claims for nearly 900,000 physicians, 33,000 pharmacies, 5,500 hospitals, and 600 laboratories, fell victim to a cyberattack on February 21.
Change Healthcare是處理近90萬名醫生、33,000家藥房、5,500家醫院和600個實驗室約50％的醫療索賠的關鍵平台，於2月21日成爲網絡攻擊的受害者。
The attack, attributed to a hacking group identifying itself as "ALPHV" or "BlackCat," has triggered financial strain among smaller healthcare providers and caused disruptions that UnitedHealth anticipates could take several months to resolve fully.
這次攻擊歸因於一個自稱 “ALPHV” 或 “BlackCat” 的黑客組織，引發了小型醫療保健提供商的財務壓力，並造成了中斷問題，UnitedHealth預計可能需要幾個月才能完全解決這些問題。
The Department of Health and Human Services is investigating the incident to determine if protected health data was breached.
衛生與公共服務部正在調查該事件，以確定受保護的健康數據是否遭到泄露。
Simultaneously, the State Department has offered rewards of up to $10 million for any information leading to the identification of the hacking group responsible.
同時，國務院已爲查明責任黑客組織的任何信息提供了高達1000萬美元的獎勵。
This significant cyberattack on Change Healthcare has not only impacted the financial stability of numerous healthcare providers but has also raised concerns about data security within the healthcare industry.
對Change Healthcare的這次重大網絡攻擊不僅影響了衆多醫療保健提供商的財務穩定，還引發了對醫療保健行業數據安全的擔憂。
UnitedHealth's swift response in providing financial assistance underscores the severity of the situation and the importance of promptly mitigating its repercussions, Reuters noted.
路透社指出，UnitedHealth在提供財政援助方面的迅速反應凸顯了局勢的嚴重性以及迅速減輕其影響的重要性。
In light of this cyber incident, stakeholders across the healthcare sector are reassessing their cybersecurity measures to prevent similar breaches in the future.
鑑於這起網絡事件，整個醫療保健領域的利益相關者正在重新評估其網絡安全措施，以防止將來發生類似的漏洞。
The incident serves as a stark reminder of the evolving threat landscape facing organizations that handle sensitive data, prompting calls for enhanced cybersecurity protocols and greater collaboration among industry participants.
該事件清楚地提醒我們，處理敏感數據的組織所面臨的威脅格局不斷變化，促使行業參與者呼籲加強網絡安全協議，加強合作。
Wednesday, Medical Properties Trust Inc's (NYSE:MPW) tenant Steward Health Care entered a deal to sell its nationwide physician network to UnitedHealth's Optum Care unit.
週三，醫療地產信託公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：MPW）的租戶Steard Health Care達成協議，將其全國醫生網絡出售給UnitedHealth的Optum Care部門。
Last week, UnitedHealth's subsidiary Change Healthcare's pharmacy network was reinstated following a cyberattack that had widespread repercussions on the nation's healthcare infrastructure, heavily reliant on insurance.
上週，UnitedHealth的子公司Change Healthcare的藥房網絡在一次網絡攻擊後恢復，該攻擊對該國嚴重依賴保險的醫療基礎設施產生了廣泛影響。
Price Action: UNH shares are up 0.02% at $493.19 on the last check Thursday.
價格走勢：在週四的最後一次支票中，UNH股價上漲0.02％，至493.19美元。
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