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（纽约证券交易所代码：UNH）周一透露，在2月份其子公司Change Healthcare遭到网络攻击后，它向网络威胁行为者支付了赎金。
The company acknowledged that personal data was compromised in the breach.
该公司承认个人数据在泄露中遭到泄露。
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.
尽管该公司没有透露支付的确切赎金金额，但这一承认凸显了袭击的严重性。UnitedHealth拥有超过1.52亿客户，强调其与执法和网络安全公司的持续合作，以彻底调查该事件。
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.
根据提供给CNBC的一份声明，这次攻击是由恶意威胁行为者策划的，因此必须迅速采取行动来减轻对患者数据的影响。
The breach extends beyond UnitedHealth customers, potentially affecting a significant portion of the American population.
该违规行为不仅限于UnitedHealth的客户，可能影响很大一部分美国人口。
Change Healthcare, a crucial player in payment and revenue cycle management within the healthcare sector, processes more than 15 billion transactions annually.
Change Healthcare是医疗保健行业支付和收入周期管理的关键参与者，每年处理超过150亿笔交易。
Given its widespread influence, even individuals outside UnitedHealth's customer base may have been impacted by the breach.
鉴于其广泛的影响，即使是UnitedHealth客户群之外的个人也可能受到该漏洞的影响。
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.
为了应对这一违规行为，UnitedHealth已采取措施为受影响的个人提供支持，包括建立专门的网站和为期两年的提供身份盗用保护和信用监控的呼叫中心。
However, due to the situation's complexity, the company noted limitations in providing specific details about the impact of individual data.
但是，由于情况的复杂性，该公司指出，在提供有关个人数据影响的具体细节方面存在局限性。
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，尽管对泄露数据的全面分析将需要 “几个月”，但没有迹象表明医生的病历或个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.
该公司没有具体说明受影响人员的确切人数，但表示正在积极监控黑客通常分发或交换此类数据包的在线论坛。
UnitedHealth reported that 22 screenshots, supposedly showing compromised files, have been shared on the dark web.
UnitedHealth报告说，已经在暗网上共享了22张屏幕截图，据说显示了受损的文件。
They assured that no additional data had been exposed, and there was no indication that doctors' charts or complete medical histories were breached.
他们保证没有其他数据被泄露，也没有迹象表明医生的病历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.
价格走势：在周二的最后一次检查中，UNH股价下跌1.16％，至485.52美元。
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