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Change Healthcare says it has notified approximately 100 million Americans that their personal, financial and healthcare records may have been stolen in a February 2024 ransomware attack that caused the largest ever known databreach of protected health information. A breach notification from Change Healthcare.
The Change Healthcare databreach in the February 2024 impacted over 100 million, the largest-ever healthcare databreach in the US. UnitedHealth Group announced that the databreach suffered by Change Healthcare in February 2024 impacted more than 100 million individuals.
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The Change Healthcare databreach is worse than initially estimated: approximately 190 million people have been affected. The Change Healthcare databreach is worse than initially estimated, the incident has impacted 190 million people. According to the Associated Press, UnitedHealth booked $1.1 population.”
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BT Group (formerly British Telecom)’s Conferencing division shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. British multinational telecommunications holding company BT Group (formerly British Telecom) announced it has shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware attack. reads the CSA.
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