Security News > 2024 > April > UnitedHealth confirms it paid ransomware gang to stop data leak
2024-04-23 14:28
The UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that it paid a ransom to cybercriminals to protect sensitive data stolen during the Optum ransomware attack in late February.
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang claimed the attack, alleging to have stolen 6TB of sensitive patient data.
BleepingComputer checked RansomHub's data leak website and can confirm that the threat actor has removed UnitedHealth from its list of victims.
Yesterday, UnitedHealth posted an update on its website announcing support for people whose data had been exposed by the February ransomware attack, officially confirming the data breach incident.
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