Security News > 2024 > March > UnitedHealth brings some Change Healthcare pharmacy services back online
Optum's Change Healthcare has started to bring systems back online after suffering a crippling BlackCat ransomware attack last month that led to widespread disruption to the US healthcare system.
United Health Group is the largest American health insurance company, and its subsidiary, Optum Solutions, operates the Change Healthcare platform.
Change Healthcare operates the largest payment exchange platform between doctors, pharmacies, healthcare providers, and patients in the US. On February 21, 2024, Optum Solutions suffered a ransomware attack by ALPHV/BlackCat, causing extensive outages after servers were allegedly encrypted and the company shut down its IT systems.
For specific system statuses, check this status page on the Change Healthcare platform.
The affiliate behind the Optum attack claims to have the stolen Change Healthcare data still and will likely continue to extort the company to pay another ransom.
If a ransom was paid, it means Change Healthcare gained access to a decryptor, allowing the company to restore systems and servers more quickly.