Over 190 million hit in UnitedHealth data breach — confirmed largest in history

last year’s cyberattack at UnitedHealth was bad enough at 100 million when it was initially reported, the U.S. Health Department’s website now has updated numbers that show the full scope of the data breach was actually worse – 192.7 million people were impacted by the hack

#UnitedHealth #ChangeHealthcare #healthcare #databreach #security #cybersecurity #hackers #hacking #hacked

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/over-190-million-hit-in-unitedhealth-data-breach-confirmed-largest-in-history

Aftermath: More than 99% of providers opted to have Change Healthcare notify patients of its massive data breach instead of notifying their patients themselves:

https://databreaches.net/2025/08/02/aftermath-more-than-99-of-providers-opted-to-have-change-healthcare-notify-patients-of-its-massive-data-breach/

#HIPAA #notifications #databreach #ransomware #healthsec #ChangeHealthcare

Is anyone else struggling to put freezes on their kids’ credit after the #ChangeHealthcare security failure?

A company — of whom I’m not a customer and didn’t even know of — handled my 2 & 6 year old’s SSNs and PII negligently, and so now the best option I have (I guess?) is to send their birth certificates & SSN cards (and mine) to 4 other companies of whom I’m also *not a customer*. The only reason I can is due to the FCRA.

What a brilliant example of American Corporate Capitalism at work.

It’s been a while since I laughed as hard as when I received (yesterday) a #changehealthcare advertisment in the mail. I actually care about my colleagues and would never intentionally do something that cruel to them.

It was good for a laugh. And some private dunks on the complete lack of self-awareness one must have to make that pitch. How much does one want to bet they change their name before 2026 arrives?

UnitedHealth confirms 190 million Americans affected by Change Healthcare data breach

UnitedHealth has confirmed the ransomware attack on its Change Healthcare unit last February affected around 190 million people in America — nearly double previous estimates.

#ChangeHealthcare #UnitedHealth #healthcare #ransomware #malware #security #cybersecurity #infosec #hackers #hacking #hacked

https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/24/unitedhealth-confirms-190-million-americans-affected-by-change-healthcare-data-breach/

#Posteo:
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USA: Ausmaß von Gesundheitsdatendiebstahl größer als bisher bekannt

Im vergangen Jahr hatten Kriminelle Patientendaten bei einem US-Gesundheitsdienstleister gestohlen. Nun wurde bekannt, dass 190 Millionen Menschen davon betroffen sind.
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https://posteo.de/news/usa-ausma%C3%9F-von-gesundheitsdatendiebstahl-gr%C3%B6%C3%9Fer-als-bisher-bekannt

28.1.2025

#ChangeHealthcare #Daten #Datendiebstahl #Datenschutz #Gesundheitsdaten #Gesundheitswesen #USA