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Ransomware Group Leaks Stolen Patient Information from Change Healthcare

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Some of the files, which TechCrunch has seen, also contain contracts and agreements between Change Healthcare and its partners. For Change Healthcare, there’s another complication: This is the second group to demand a ransom payment to prevent the release of stolen patient data in as many months. UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change Healthcare, said there was no evidence of a new cyber incident. What’s more likely is that a dispute between members and affiliates of the ransomware gang left the stolen data in limbo and Change Healthcare exposed to further extortion. A Russia-based ransomware gang called ALPHV took credit for the Change Healthcare data theft.

Ava Patel
April 15, 2024

Fintech

Change Healthcare Patient Data Stolen and Leaked by Ransomware Group

Unitedhealth Change Uhc Uhg Optum Breach Ransomware

Some of the files, which TechCrunch has seen, also contain contracts and agreements between Change Healthcare and its partners. For Change Healthcare, there’s another complication: This is the second group to demand a ransom payment to prevent the release of stolen patient data in as many months. UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change Healthcare, said there was no evidence of a new cyber incident. What’s more likely is that a dispute between members and affiliates of the ransomware gang left the stolen data in limbo and Change Healthcare exposed to further extortion. A Russia-based ransomware gang called ALPHV took credit for the Change Healthcare data theft.

Ava Patel
April 15, 2024

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“Dark Web Leak Site of Notorious ALPHV Ransomware Gang Seized by Authorities”

An international group of law enforcement agencies have seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang known as ALPHV, or BlackCat. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized this site as part of a coordinated law enforcement action taken against ALPHV Blackcat Ransomware,” a message on the gang’s dark web leak site now reads, seen by TechCrunch. According to the splash, the takedown operation also involved law enforcement agencies from the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. Spokespeople for the FBI and the U.K.’s National Crime Agency did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s requests for comment. The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has been one of the most active and destructive in recent years.