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

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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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