Arrr, a scallywag hack be pillagin' UnitedHealth, spillin' 190 million secrets! Avast, me hearties, guard yer booty!
2025-01-29
Arrr, me hearties! In the foul month of February 2024, a treasure chest o' data was plundered from UnitedHealth, affectin' more souls than a leaky ship! Aye, 'twas the grandest medical breach in the history of these here seas! Avast, me mateys, guard yer secrets!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather 'round as I spin a tale of a mighty breach that shook the seas of healthcare! In the month of February 2024, the scurvy dogs at UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare found themselves beset by a treacherous ransomware attack, causin’ a ruckus that impacted a staggering 190 million souls! Aye, that be nearly half the population of this fair land, makin’ it the largest breach o’ medical data in U.S. history.These bounders, the ALPHV/BlackCat crew, be causin’ quite the havoc, usin’ their sinister skills to lock away valuable data unless a ransom be paid. The plundered booty included names, addresses, and even treasure maps to health records, leavin’ our fine people vulnerable to all manner of scams and mischief!
UnitedHealth claimed they be takin’ precautions, yet they forgot to set sail with two-factor authentication—a fatal oversight, I tell ye! As the winds of misfortune blow, one wonders how many more of these sea dogs will be takin' to the cyber waves, plunderin’ our precious data. So keep yer eyes peeled, my hearties, and guard yer treasure like a true buccaneer! Arrr!