The ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare subsidiary last month not only brought to light how attractive the data-rich U.S. health-care industry is to hackers and how devastating the consequences for patients and doctors, but also how sophisticated cyber criminals are becoming when targeting vulnerable sectors. The breach, which took place more than three weeks ago, prompted the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week to launch an investigation into UnitedHealth. In a statemen ...

UnitedHealth Group (UHG) reported Thursday (March 14) that some critical services are back online at its subsidiary Change Healthcare, which has been dealing with a cyberattack on its claims and payment infrastructure. In a Thursday update on a UHG page devoted to the Change Healthcare cyber response, Wendi Whitmore, senior vice president, Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks, a cybersecurity firm, said that firm has experts on the ground, working with UHG and its partners to restore operations. “To date, we have ...

UnitedHealth Group’s (UNH) revenue and payment cycle management subsidiary, Change Healthcare, was rocked by a cyberattack last month. The healthcare industry has been facing a formidable challenge following the incident. The attack on UnitedHealth brought a critical component of the healthcare payment processing infrastructure to a halt, affecting the flow of billions of dollars for healthcare providers, insurers and pharmacies. This paralysis has plunged numerous clinics into financial distress, with some ...

Topline UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiary Change Healthcare will be investigated by a federal agency over last month's cyber attacks that may have breached patient data—the latest fallout from what the department called an “unprecedented” attack on the U.S. healthcare system. Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, Feb. 29, 2024, in New ... [+] York. Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in a recent cyber ...

调查事件 - 美国卫生与公众服务部对UnitedHealth Group展开调查，原因是其Change Healthcare部门遭受网络攻击，影响了美国各地的药房和医院的关键运营[1] - 调查重点在于是否发生了受保护健康信息的泄露，以及Change Healthcare和UnitedHealth是否遵守了HIPAA规定[2] - Change Healthcare提供电子处方软件和支付及收入循环管理工具，UnitedHealth发现网络威胁者于2月21日入侵了该部门的信息技术网络[3] 合作与支持 - UnitedHealth表示将配合卫生与公众服务部的调查，目前的重点是恢复系统、保护数据以及支持可能受到影响的人员[4] 攻击细节 - Change Healthcare称勒索软件组织Blackcat是攻击的幕后黑手，该组织从机构窃取敏感数据，并威胁要公布数据，除非支付赎金[5] 数据泄露与赎金 - UnitedHealth尚未透露攻击中具体泄露的数据，也未透露是否同意支付赎金以恢复系统运行[6]

In the latest trading session, UnitedHealth Group (UNH) closed at $489.35, marking a +0.04% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 1.12% gain on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.61%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.54%. Shares of the largest U.S. health insurer have depreciated by 5.5% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Medical sector's gain of 2.49% and the S&P 500's gain of 2.06%. The investment community will be closely monitoring the ...

网络攻击影响 - 美国医疗保健提供商可能会因联合健康公司的最近网络攻击而受到信用损害[1] - 攻击导致联合健康旗下的Change Healthcare保险计费服务遭到黑客组织Blackcat/ALPHV的攻击，对全国医疗系统造成了严重影响[2] - 评级机构穆迪表示，提供商的信用影响将主要取决于付款延迟对现金流的影响，从而影响其支付开支[3] - 一些依赖Change系统的提供商无法提出索赔，而使用多个系统的大型提供商可以抵消影响[4] - 联合健康表示将在本月中旬恢复Change的索赔网络和软件，并为受网络攻击影响的医疗提供商提供资金支持，穆迪表示这一事件对公司将是“信用负面”的[5] 政府支持 - 政府采取行动支持受网络攻击影响的医院和医疗提供商，包括加快向受影响者支付医疗保险和医疗补助金[6] - 美国医院协会和美国医学协会表示对政府当前措施未能全面解决危机规模表示担忧[7] 网络攻击趋势 - 2023年美国卫生系统遭受的网络攻击数量和复杂性增加，上半年就有226次数字攻击影响了3600万人，这一危机是更广泛模式的一部分[8]

UnitedHealth Group on Thursday said it expects to restore Change Healthcare's systems by mid-March, offering a potential resolution to the ransomware attack that has disrupted crucial operations across the U.S. health-care system. The company discovered that a cyber threat actor breached part of the Change Healthcare's information technology network on Feb. 21, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. UnitedHealth isolated and disconnected the impacted systems "immediately upon det ...

公司进展 - UnitedHealth Group在应对美国卫生系统遭受的网络攻击和Change Healthcare索赔和支付基础设施受到的影响方面取得了重大进展[1] - 公司致力于为受到这次对美国卫生系统的恶意攻击影响的人们提供救济[2] - 公司正在积极恢复系统和服务，预计在未来几天内将恢复关键系统功能[3]

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell- side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter? Let's take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about UnitedHealth Group (UNH) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage. UnitedHealth currently has an ...