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Hacker forum post claims UnitedHealth paid $22 million ransom in bid to recover data

By Raphael Satter

Mar 5 2024 3:00PM

Following 'Blackcat' attack.

Hacker forum post claims UnitedHealth paid $22 million ransom in bid to recover data

A post on a hacker forum popular with cybercriminals has claimed UnitedHealth Group paid $22 million in a bid to recover access to data and systems encrypted by the 'Blackcat' ransomware gang, according to two researchers. Neither UnitedHealth nor the hackers involved have commented on the ...

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