The patient data of the UnitedHealth Group was compromised in the Change healthcare cyberattack

UnitedHealth paid ransom in Change Healthcare cyberattack, says patient data was compromised. UnitedHealth said it paid ransom to protect patient data, but personal data was stolen anyway. Change Healthcare was attacked by UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare, which is owned by the health insurance giant.

UnitedHealth Group discloses hackers likely stole patient data. The company disclosed that hackers likely gained access to a substantial amount of customers' confidential health data. Yahoo Finance Health Reporter Anjalee Khemlani breaks down the details. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief.

UnitedHealth said it paid the criminals behind attack to protect sensitive patient data. Change Healthcare cyberattack crippled hospitals and pharmacies. UnitedHealth paid ransom to pay hackers to protect patient data, company said. Change healthcare cyberattack targeted hospitals, pharmacies, hospitals, hospitals and pharmacy.

UnitedHealth Group: Patient data compromised despite paying a ransom to protect patients' data. Many personal files were breached in a recent cyberattack, officials say. The health insurance and services provider says it paid a ransom for patients' files to protect them. UnitedHealth says many files were compromised in the cyberattack.

UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on'substantial proportion of people in America' The health tech giant processes 15 billion health transactions a year, and handles health information for about half of all Americans. UnitedHealth handles 15 billion transactions annually, and processes health data for half of Americans.

UnitedHealth Group says it paid ransom to bad actors to try and protect patient data. UnitedHealth says patient data was compromised in Change Healthcare cyberattack. Company says it was trying to protect patients' data. Change Healthcare was attacked by a group of bad actors, UnitedHealth said.

A ransomware gang called Daixin has taken credit for the breach, and claimed to steal millions of customer records dating back to 2017. The gang said to have stolen millions of customers' personal data from 2017. Omni Hotels says customers' data was stolen in the attack.

Change Healthcare is the second group to demand a ransom payment from Change Healthcare to prevent the release of stolen patient data in as many months. The second group has demanded a ransom for Change Healthcare in two months. Change Healthcare has been hit by a similar group of hackers demanding a payment.